Watch: Bomb Pops, Other Icy Treats Melt In Front Of Popsicle Art Installation In Palm Springs

By CBSLA Staff, CBS Los Angeles:

PALM SPRINGS (CBSLA) — They’re not a desert mirage – an art installation of popsicles held up against this weekend’s blistering heat that obliterated real ones in Palm Springs.

A display of six actual popsicles placed in front of the “Popsicles” sculpture by artist John Cerney melted easily in the 113-degree heat that was recorded in Palm Springs Sunday. Palm Springs has been breaking high temperature records this year, thanks to recurring heat waves that have been baking most of the Western U.S.

Palm Springs reach a new record of 120 degrees Saturday, breaking its previous record of 119 degrees set in 2012.

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