Death Valley hiker was interviewed about blistering heat hours before his death: ‘Everything is hot here’
The elderly man’s death was one of two fatalities at national parks this week as tragedies continue to be part of a deadly summer on federal grounds.
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"Death Valley hiker was interviewed about blistering heat hours before his death: ‘Everything is hot here’
"“It’s a dry heat,” said Steve Curry, 71, who was visiting Death Valley from the Sunland neighborhood of Los Angeles. No stranger to heat, Curry had hiked from Golden Canyon to Zabrieski Point early Tuesday morning and was scrunched into a tiny spot of shade beneath a metal interpretive sign."
116 degrees at night: Death Valley's extreme heat goes off the charts from climate change
Death Valley, one of the most extreme places on the planet, is already seeing the impact of climate change, with summers even hotter than usual.
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(LAT interviewed the old guy before he cooked)
Man found dead in car with two flat tires amid 126-degree heat at Death Valley National Park
The death of a 65-year-old San Diego man was the latest in a string of fatalities at federal parklands this summer.
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Father, 31, dies trying to save teen stepson, 14, who also perished on Texas hiking trail in scorching temperatures
Temperatures reached as high as 119 degrees the day of the fatal hiking trip.
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‘Cocaine sharks’ might be feasting on drugs dumped off Florida coast, scientists say
Sharks lurking off of Florida’s coast may be eating bundles of cocaine dumped in the ocean by US-bound drug smugglers — and scientists want to find out.
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Harrowing moment explosion causes buses to go airborne, almost crush man in Johannesburg caught on video
Eyewitnesses recounted that some people were sitting in the minibus taxis, waiting to go home when the explosion tossed them in the air.
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Why Do Lions Eat Testicles? (There is a Good Reason) - Animal Dome
Lions are one of the ferocious and dangerous animals in the jungle. In fact, they are called the kings of the jungle, which seems exactly right for their
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