Last week’s flash flooding that left hundreds of staff and tourists stranded in Death Valley National Park is another clear sign of how extreme weather is being intensified by the climate emergency.
to take time. No injuries have been reported so far; aerial searches of remote areas of the park are ongoing.
Friday’s rainfall, which came after heavy rains last Monday led to flash floods and road closures in the area, fell just short of the all-time daily record of 1.47 inches, set in April 1988. But it shattered previous August records and caused a deluge that Daniel Berc, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service in Las Vegas,as a “1,000-year event,” which means that “there is a 0.1% chance of occurring in any given year.”
Major flash flooding in Death Valley National Park this morning. Approximately two dozen vehicles trapped in mud and rock debris at the Inn at Death Valley. Took nearly 6 hours to get out.
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