Temperatures in parts of one state in the southern U.S. are only a few degrees lower than Furnace Creek in Death Valley, California, which is commonly referred to as the hottest place on Earth. The ...

The record high temperatures at the notorious Death Valley may not be so high after all, according to a new study. Scientists are increasingly skeptical of the record-setting high air temperatures ...

Researchers at the University of Alabama in Huntsville are calling for the invalidation of the hottest near-surface temperature ever recorded: 134 degrees in Death Valley, Calif., in 1913. Why it ...