The puzzling arrival and surprisingly long life of a new lake in Death Valley National Park ... rain in December 1992 lasted about four months. Groundwater levels remain high in the area because ...

Visitors normally flock to Death Valley National Park to feel the ... the honey mesquite bushes dotting the desert soaked up groundwater and sporadic rain, producing a bounty of beans.

Groundwater depletion and extreme precipitation are also accelerating, with last August seeing the rainiest day in Death Valley’s history, 1.7 inches, which triggered flash floods that scoured ...

water-filled geologic formation in the heart of Death Valley National Park. During episodes of intense seismic activity, groundwater in the cavern can violently slosh back and forth – known as a ...

These new mining claims, documented here for the first time, are staked above groundwater aquifers that feed the springs at Furnace Creek in Death Valley National Park and provide drinking water to ...

Fields of ephemeral wildflowers aren’t expected this year at Death Valley ... remarkable geometric designs made by groundwater surfacing through salty deposits before evaporating.

Death Valley is about to get deadlier. The California national park could break its own record for the world’s hottest place early next week as a dangerous heat wave sweeps through the Golden State.

It’s a hotspot in more ways than one. Tourists from all over the world are flocking to Death Valley despite the region’s scorching temperatures — which have resulted in one recorded death.