‘Here for the heat’: Death Valley sizzles, but the tourism doesn’t stop

Tourists visit Zabriskie Point in Death Valley, California, one of the hottest regions in the US. Photograph: Anadolu Agency/Getty Images

Around every desolate curve of road in Death Valley national park, official signs warn of peril.

“Heat kills!” cautioned one flyer at popular Zabriskie Point, as tourists streamed by on Thursday afternoon to marvel at a dramatic vista beyond. A photo of a red tombstone completed the dire message: “Don’t become a Death Valley victim.”