In Bakersfield, California, where the highest temperature this weekend is set to reach 114 degrees Fahrenheit, the Kern County Museum announced it would be closed “due to extreme heat” this weekend, according to a museum social media post. PT as temperatures are forecast to reach 109 degrees Fahrenheit this weekend. Skyrocketing temperatures across the western US have forced some businesses and parks to close or change their hours, such as the Sacramento Zoo, which shortened its hours due to the heat, closing early Friday, Saturday and Sunday at 1 p.m. It all adds up to what could be the hottest year on record.īusinesses, parks close as temperatures climb This kind of extreme heat is one of the hallmarks of human-caused climate change, the symptoms of which are tallying up this year into a global record box score of sorts: “unprecedented” ocean heat off the coast of Florida and in the North Atlantic record heat in Beijing, in what could be one of the hottest summers in China record energy demand and heat in Texas and an ongoing “Cerberus” heat wave, threatening to topple European temperature records. Limit your exposure,” the park said on its website. “These are extremely dangerous/deadly temperatures! Hikers should be OFF TRAILS in the afternoon. We strongly recommend to not start a hike if the temperature is over 85F degrees.”Īlso, Texas authorities at Big Bend National Park said temperatures top 110 degrees daily along the Rio Grande river and throughout the desert areas. Officials at New Mexico’s White Sands National Park cautioned,”High temperatures over 100F degrees are expected. In turn, Death Valley National Park in California and Saguaro National Park in Arizona posted warnings on their websites advising people not hike after 10 a.m. It has only happened a handful of times, one of which is the all-time global record high temperature of 134 degrees. Ocean heat around Florida is 'unprecedented,' and scientists are warning of major impactsĮven the hottest place on Earth, California’s Death Valley, could reach rare highs, with 130 degrees possible Sunday, forecasters at the National Weather Service told CNN. Scientists are concerned Florida's unprecedented water temperature could lead to bleaching this year.

Struggling or dead corals in the mass bleaching event in the Florida Keys in 2014.

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