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California is a U.S. state on the western coast of North America. Covering an area of 163,696 sq mi (423,970 km 2), California is among the most geographically diverse states. The Sierra Nevada, the fertile farmlands of the Central Valley, and the arid Mojave Desert of the south are some of the geographic features of this U.S. state.
A 2011 study projected that the frequency and magnitude of both maximum and minimum temperatures would increase significantly as a result of global warming. [13] According to the Fifth National Climate Assessment published in 2023, coastal states including California, Florida, Louisiana, and Texas are experiencing "more significant storms and extreme swings in precipitation".
Death Valley is a desert valley in Eastern California, in the northern Mojave Desert, bordering the Great Basin Desert. It is thought to be the hottest place on Earth during summer. [3] Death Valley's Badwater Basin is the point of lowest elevation in North America, at 282 feet (86 m) below sea level. [1]
California. 42°00′34″N 122°22′41″W / 42.00944°N 122.37806°W / 42.00944; -122.37806. Oregon border northeast of Hornbrook. 32°32′04″N 117°07′26″W / 32.53444°N 117.12389°W / 32.53444; -117.12389. Baja California border where it meets the Pacific Ocean in Border Field State Park.
nps.gov /deva. Death Valley National Park is a national park of the United States that straddles the California – Nevada border, east of the Sierra Nevada. The park boundaries include Death Valley, the northern section of Panamint Valley, the southern section of Eureka Valley and most of Saline Valley. The park occupies an interface zone ...
Last year, a Times investigation found that in California alone, about 3,900 people died of extreme heat between 2010 and 2019 — roughly six times more than the state was reporting — and some ...
A cyclist rides past downtown Los Angeles during a heat advisory in September 2020. A new state analysis estimates that extreme heat events have cost California $7.7 billion.
Minimum temperature map of the United States from 1871–1888 Maximum temperature map of the United States from 1871–1888. The following table lists the highest and lowest temperatures recorded in the 50 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and the 5 inhabited U.S. territories during the past two centuries, in both Fahrenheit and Celsius. [1]