Wildflowers bloom across parts of southern California and Nevada at different degrees usually every year

Kayakers have been paddling in one of the driest places on Earth after a series of record rain storms battered California’s Death Valley and replenished Lake Manly.

An automated measuring system in California’s Death Valley reported a temperature of 130F (54. 4C) amid a blistering heatwave on Sunday, a reading that would be among the highest ever recorded globally if it is confirmed.