Death Valley's car concerns aren't just relegated to smoking brakes, either. Vehicle accidents are the leading cause of death ...

NASA satellite photos show lake formation. Between the two torrential downpours, Death Valley National Park's valley floor has received a record 4.9 inches in the past six months, far surpassing ...

Tourists are flocking to Death Valley National Park — a narrow, 282-foot basin on the California-Nevada border — to experience how the triple-digit temperatures feel against their skin.

Death Valley temperatures soared to 128 degrees Sunday, breaking the daily record of 127 degrees set in 2005 and 1972. It was expected to hit 125 on Monday. Record-breaking heat bakes Death Valley ...

Death Valley, hottest place on Earth, has history of floods — PHOTOS August’s natural disaster was the latest chapter in a series of floods that have damaged roads and buildings at Death ...

Death Valley got 1.66 inches of rain earlier this week, the National Weather Service said early Wednesday in a 72-hour precipitation report.. A temporary lake at Badwater Basin is rare, according ...

A woman takes a photo of a thermostat reading 126 degrees Fahrenheit and 52 degrees Celsius at the Furnace Creak Visitors Center in Death Valley National Park, Calif., Sunday, July 7, 2024.

Each year, Death Valley receives an average of around 2.2 inches of rainfall. For contrast, the average amount of rainfall for the U.S. in total was about 30.3 inches in 2020.

Death Valley’s fault system, known for producing strong earthquakes, has a history of significant seismic activity. Dr. Rowe explains that the recent earthquakes raise concerns because of Death ...