Nature World News: June ended with temperatures in the western United States tying or breaking all-time nationwide records for heat in the sixth month.
In Death Valley National Park, a thermometer monitored by the National Weather Service reached 128 degrees Fahrenheit Sunday, which the Associated Press reports is a tie for the hottest June day recorded anywhere in the country. But a National Parks Service thermometer about 200 yards away from the NWS device reportedly read 129.9 F, which breaks the record for hottest...