Natural History Wanderings

The Guardian Reports

After months of closure, visitors to Death Valley national park are being greeted by stunning new features, including lakes left behind by a ferocious summer deluge.

The park reopened last week after being shuttered in August, when a record-breaking tropical storm unleashed a year’s worth of rain in a single day.

Dramatic images emerging from the park show arid dunes now dotted with lakes.

Read on and see photos at: http://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/oct/23/california-death-valley-rain-storm-lake