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On Sunday, the thermometer at Death Valley’s Furnace Creek, in the deserts of Southern California, went to 130 degrees Fahrenheit, according to NOAA’s Weather Prediction Center. If checked, it would be the warmest temperature recorded in the US since 1913, and perhaps the warmest temperature ever reliable in the world. …

Records fell Friday in the Bay Area, even as notices were turned into warnings and the state supervisor of electricity warned customers to save energy or eliminate risks. That it felt like the Bay Area’s late summer heat wave was approaching in full force. Forecasters said it will take such …