Gamblers in Las Vegas are putting a bit more than their money on the line if they spend too much time outdoors currently. Temperatures reached record highs in the city over the weekend, hitting a new historic high of 120 degrees Fahrenheit on Sunday.
Las Vegas Locally took to X to share a video of a palm tree on fire at a Strip resort:
It’s part of a long-running heat wave that has broken records across the US recently. An excessive heat warning was in effect for around 36 million people over the weekend, courtesy of the National Weather Service. According to AP News, dozens of West and Pacific Northwest locations tied or broke their heat records.
many travelled to Death Valley National Park to experience the record-breaking heat
Other areas of Nevada were even hotter than Las Vegas. Death Valley – known for its unparallelled temperatures during heat waves – reached 128 degrees Fahrenheit on Saturday and Sunday. Despite this, many travelled to Death Valley National Park to experience the record-breaking heat.
AP News reported that one motorcyclist died in the area as a result of the dangerous temperatures, another person in the same group of motorcyclists has been hospitalized. They were riding through the Badwater Basin area of the National Park.