The 'heat seekers' in search of selfies with scorching temperature readings

Melanie Anguay, of Las Vegas, stands for a photo next to a digital display of an unofficial heat reading at Furnace Creek Visitor Center during a heat wave in Death Valley National Park in Death Valley, California. Photos: Ronda Churchill/AFP

While researchers recently revealed that the heatwaves gripping Europe would not have been possible without climate disruption, California's Death Valley in the United States is experiencing an influx of rather unusual visitors.

Dubbed "heat seekers", they are flocking to the region in search of the most extreme temperatures, and are taking souvenir snapshots to prove it.