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What could be the highest temperature ever reliably recorded on Earth - 130F (54.4C) - may have been reached in Death Valley National Park, California. 地球上有可靠记录的最高温度是多少？很可能是130华氏度（即54.4摄氏度）——加利福尼亚州的死亡谷国家公园里已达到此温度。 The recording is being verified by the US National Weather Service. 美国国家气象局正在对这一气温进行证实。 It comes amid a heatwave on the US's west coast, where temperatures are forecast to rise further this week. 此时美国西海岸正经历高温天气，预计本周气温会继续升高。 The scorching conditions have led to two days of blackouts in California, after a power plant malfunctioned on Saturday. 高温导致加州一发电厂周六出现故障，停电两天。 "It's an oppressive heat and it's in your face," Brandi Stewart, who works at Death Valley National Park said. 死亡谷国家公园的工作人员Brandi Stewart说：“难以忍受的高温扑面而来。” Ms Stewart has lived and worked at the national park on and off for five years. She spends a lot of her time indoors in August because it's simply too uncomfortable to be outside. Stewart女士在这个国家公园断断续续地生活和工作了五年，八月份大多数时间她都待在室内，因为外出实在太难受了。 | 
