| Despite its morbid name, a great diversity of life survives in Death Valley | If valid, it would be the hottest August temperature at the site by 3F |
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| Towering peaks are frosted with winter snow | Hottest, Driest, and Lowest National Park In this below-sea-level basin, steady drought and record summer heat make Death Valley a land of extremes |
| Indeed, if Sunday's temperature is found to be valid--and assuming Chris Burt's exhaustive work is correct--then we have a new global heat record on our hands | Rare rainstorms bring vast fields of wildflowers |
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| We'll have more to say about this at on Monday |