Death Valley visitors delight in rare ephemeral lakes left behind by storm
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. … The floodwaters have transformed the famous Badwater Basin salt flats, which are now covered in shimmering water believed to be about 2ft deep. … While the park is experiencing its wettest moment in close to two decades, the waters won’t last long.