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The Unexpected Hidden Danger To Beware Of At Death Valley National Park

Death Valley's extremes aren't limited to heat. A lesser-known hazard can rise fast from distant storms, reshaping canyons ...

On This Day, Oct. 31: Death Valley, Joshua Tree National Parks established

On Oct. 31, 1994, President Bill Clinton signed the California Desert Protection Act, establishing Death Valley and Joshua ...

California’s Death Valley is now one of the world’s 71 ‘most beautiful places’

Then there’s Death Valley, a desert that claims the world-record high of 134 degrees and bears geographic names like Hells ...

‘You can’t drink money’: Mine drilling near Death Valley stokes groundwater fears

Little-understood groundwater flows and mining in this desert region don’t mix — a complexity some feel is lost on a federal ...
The New York Times

120 Degrees and Still They Come: The Allure of Death Valley in the Summer

Roughly a quarter of the national park’s more than 1 million visitors go there in June, July and August, when temperatures soar. Why? Roughly a quarter of the national park’s more than 1 million ...
Los Angeles Magazine

What You’ll Find on the Fabled Four-Hour Journey from L.A. to Death Valley

Despite its notorious reputation as both the hottest place on Earth and the driest location in North America, Death Valley is typically overshadowed by the desert areas closer to Los Angeles. Joshua ...
The New York Times

Does Clemson or LSU have the real Death Valley? It’s complicated

The real Death Valley is an actual Mojave Desert valley in eastern California, so named when prospectors perished there during the California Gold Rush of 1849. It has a case as the hottest place on ...