#BREAKING Death Valley hits 130 DEGREES - the hottest temperature on Earth EVER

#BREAKING Death Valley hits 130 DEGREES - the hottest temperature on Earth EVER [link to trib.al (secure)]

Death Valley hits 130F - which could be the hottest official temperature EVER recorded on Earth - as record heatwave sweeping country continues - with 54M living daily under 100F conditions

Temperatures in Death Valley, California, hit 130 degrees on Sunday afternoon

The temperature could well be the hottest ever recorded
The previous record was 134 degrees, also in Death Valley, on July 10, 1913

Experts believe that temperature was not accurately recorded
A 131-degree reading from Tunisia on July 7, 1931, is also considered inaccurate

Temperatures of 129 degrees were recorded in Death Valley in 2013

The same temperature was also hit in Kuwait in 2016 and Pakistan in 2017

A heat wave has hit the western U.S. and is forecast to continue this week