Death Valley National Park just had its hottest summer on record

Death Valley National Park, a desert in southwestern California known as the most scorching place on earth, just had its hottest summer in history. 

The average temperature from June to August was 104.5 degrees, breaking previous records of 104.2 degrees, set in 2021 and 2018, according to the National Park Service. 

This coincides with the Copernicus Climate Change Service's announcement that this summer was the hottest summer on Earth.