Extreme experiences are exciting for people, says the park ranger. The enthusiasm of many tourists is still dampened by the information about the effect of climate change on temperatures.
The highest temperature record ever measured on Earth may soon be broken in California.
On the night before Monday, Finnish time, the mercury can rise to almost 55 degrees Celsius in the National Park of Death Valley or Kuolemanlaakso.
Now a large number of tourists have gathered in Kuolemanlaakso to wait for the heat record to be broken.
– People want to experience extreme things. If you experience the hottest temperatures in Death Valley, you’ve experienced the hottest temperatures in the world, and that’s really exciting for many, says a park ranger Matthew Lamar news agency Reuters.
Tourists comment on the issue in conflicting moods. It is a record-breaking event that attracts attention and enthusiasm, but it also reminds us of the impact of climate change on extreme weather phenomena.
New Yorker Tom Comita arrived with a sign that read “Happy Death Day!” He wondered why the incident should be celebrated.
– The record will be broken tomorrow, but also next year and ten years from now. In 20 years it will already be 60 degrees here. What exactly are we celebrating? Comitta said.
The last time the world’s hottest temperature was measured in the same place was in 2021. At that time, the thermometer showed 54.4 degrees. In 1913, 56.6 degrees Celsius was measured in Death Valley, but the accuracy and correctness of this reading has later been called into question.
Sources: Reuters, AP, AFP