 So we've left the car, walked down onto the salt flat, and this is where the heat finally really hits you. You realize just how hot it is. You started sweating, and it feels inescapable. And I think that's the way to summarize the heat out here is inescapable. The temperature may hit 127 degrees in Death Valley today. Many of the millions left without power when Hurricane Beryl crashed into the Houston area now face days without power and air conditioning.