"Most climate scientists will tell you that the numbers on the thermometers are not surprising. For decades, we’ve all known this would happen.
"But the speed at which it is happening, and the scale and pace of the suffering, is still hard to grasp, even for those of us who write and think about climate change on a daily basis. Even in a place called Death Valley."
She will never forget this haunting Death Valley encounter
https://www.latimes.com/california/story/2023-07-27/she-will-never-forget-this-haunting-death-valley-encounter