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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

The site was added to the Death Valley National Monument by President ... local ranchers built wells and siphoned the desert’s groundwater, lowering the water level in the cavern to below ...

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.

"Visiting Death Valley was a life-changing experience for me," Bob Watson told Newsweek. Despite its daunting name, Death Valley National Park, which straddles the California-Nevada border ...

California’s Death Valley could reach a scorching 130 degrees next week and come close to breaking its blistering world record as parts of the West, Southwest and Mid-Atlantic are under an ...