Annually, the park sees less than 2 inches of rain, “a fraction of what most deserts receive,” according to the National Park Service.
Then there’s Death Valley, a desert that claims the world-record high of 134 degrees and bears geographic names like Hells ...
Superintendent Mike Reynolds reviews damage on the north end of Badwater Road.(NPS/Brian Aillaud) One of the hottest and driest places in North America was inundated late last week as moisture from ...