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Death Valley Airport Runway
Not many national parks have runways but Death Valley has three! This is the only paved strip in the park and there are only about six national parks around the US that have an airport or la
https://thecareyadventures.com/blog/death-valley-airport-runway/
#California #NationalPark #NorthAmerica #OddInterestingAwesome #PhotoOfTheDay #USA #airport #California #DeathValley #DeathValleyNationalPark #desert #mountains #NationalPark #PhotoOfTheDay #travel #USA
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High of 120F (air temp) expected in Death Valley today.
(Standard advice: take several gallons of extra water in your vehicle, don't travel offroad without multiple vehicles and ability to be stranded in heat, definitely don't take your rental sedan out there, stay with your car if it breaks down, stay in the shade, let someone know where you are going and when you're coming back, don't go hiking at all in summer unless you want to get heatstroke and die... etc. etc. On second thought, the smart thing is to go there in winter, and forget the heat!)
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𝗛𝗶𝘁𝘁𝗲 𝗶𝗻 𝗗𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗵 𝗩𝗮𝗹𝗹𝗲𝘆 𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗱𝘁 𝗙𝗿𝗮𝗻𝘀𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗳𝗮𝘁𝗮𝗮𝗹: 𝗵𝗶𝗷 𝘇𝗼𝗰𝗵𝘁 𝗵𝘂𝗹𝗽 𝗻𝗮 𝗮𝘂𝘁𝗼𝗽𝗲𝗰𝗵
Een 68-jarige Fransman is om het leven gekomen, nadat de auto waarin hij zat vast kwam te zitten op één van de heetste plekken op aarde: Death Valley National Park in de Amerikaanse staat Californië.
https://www.rtl.nl/nieuws/buitenland/artikel/5642004/dode-autopech-death-valley-47-graden-hitte
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"DEATH VALLEY, Calif. — A 68-year-old French visitor died Monday, Aug. 17, after he and a traveling companion became stranded on a remote road in Death Valley National Park.
Pierre Michel Formosa, 68, and his travel companion, both from France, were traveling on West Side Road when their vehicle became stuck in mud near Queen of Sheba Mine Road. With no other vehicles in the area, the men began walking across the salt flats toward Badwater Road to seek assistance. Temperatures reached 116°F that day. After about 1.3 miles, the man was unable to continue. His companion continued toward Badwater Road, where he eventually received assistance from a passing motorist and reported the incident at the Furnace Creek Visitor Center shortly after 2 p.m."
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French Visitor Dies in Death Valley National Park - Death Valley National Park (U.S. National Park Service)
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The Long View Of Death Valley
From 6300' up on Aguereberry Point in Death Valley is a pretty great view looking South down the length of the park. Badwater Basin and more spreads far, far away.
https://thecareyadventures.com/blog/the-long-view-of-death-valley/
#California #NationalPark #NorthAmerica #OddInterestingAwesome #USA #AguereberryPoint #California #DeathValley #DeathValleyNationalPark #mountains #NationalPark #PhotoOfTheDay #travel #USA
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From the archive: “Dawn on the Panamint Range” — Zabriskie point and dawn on the Panamint Range.
https://gdanmitchell.com/2006/05/22/dawn-on-the-panamints-zabriskie-point/
#deathvalley #deva #photo #photography #photoOfTheDay #lensCulture #landscapePhotography #photographyLovers #naturePhotography #fineArtPhotography #nature Photo
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More and More Layers
Long time viewers of this blog, now in its 21st year, know I love layers. Oka
https://thecareyadventures.com/blog/more-and-more-layers/
#Africa #Alaska #Asia #BritishColumbia #California #Canada #Jordan #MiddleEast #Nepal #NorthAmerica #OddInterestingAwesome #Oman #USA #Utah #Washington #Alaska #Asia #BritishColumbia #California #Canada #DeathValley #GrandCanyon #jordan #layer #layers #mountains #NationalPark #Nepal #oman #PhotoOfTheDay #travel #USA #Washington
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It's remarkable more tourists don't die when their car breaks down at those temps... 🤷 #DeathValley #CAwx
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abandoned shaft headframe and mine near the Skidoo Stamp Mill, Death Valley, California. May 2026 #deathvalley #weathered #mine #exploring #Skidoo #cvvhrn #DVNP #abandoned #photography #nikon
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Boy, it's amazing these people don't keel over and die. 98F low, 120F high at Furnace Creek. #deathvalley
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Pahrump Valley Times: The Mount to Coast BADWATER 135 Ultramarathon (Badwater 135) is returning for its 39th year and will once again begin in Death Valley National Park.
Set for July 27 through July 29, the non-stop running race will start at North America’s lowest point at Badwater Basin, 282 feet below sea level. Badwater 135 will conclude at Whitney Portal, 8,360 feet, the trailhead to Mount Whitney, the highest point in the contiguous United States.
(July 22, 2026)
https://pvtimes.com/news/badwater-135-ultramarathon-returns-to-death-valley-188942/
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Missed this from last month. (this seems to happen a lot). Just sharing it for the very scenic scene, lol. Quite great scenery! (also... I almost ran out of gas right about there once).
NPS: Van and Trailer Destroyed by Fire on SR-190 in Death Valley National Park
https://www.nps.gov/deva/learn/news/vehicle_fire_6-20-2026.htm
#deathvalleynationalpark #nps #nationalparkservice #deathvalley
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Abandoned building, Barker Ranch, Death Valley, California. April 2021. Charles Manson was captured at the ranch after the murders #golerwash #boulder #deathvalley #abandoned #cvvhrn
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A Bath Full of Marbles in the Death Valley: A Humorous Geographical Joke
📰 Original title: Por qué hay una bañera llena de canicas en mitad del Valle de la Muerte
🤖 IA: It's clickbait ⚠️
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Ostracized by the herd, the lone church key can perished quickly near the abandoned Tiny Mine building east of the Skidoo mill site, Death Valley, California. May 2026 #deathvalley #weathered #exploring #skidoo #DVNP #abandoned #mine #cvvhrn
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Holy Hanta Virus Batman abandoned shack and interior view of bunk springs and large rat nest near the Sunset Mine, , Death Valley, California. May 2026 #deathvalley #weathered #mine #exploring #Skidoo #cvvhrn #DVNP #abandoned #photography #nikon
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door hinge on the abandoned Tiny Mine building east of the Skidoo mill site, Death Valley, California. may 2026 #deathvalley #weathered #exploring #skidoo #DVNP #abandoned #mine
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abandoned shaft shack near the Skidoo Stamp Mill, Death Valley, California. May 2026 #deathvalley #weathered #mine #exploring #Skidoo #cvvhrn #DVNP #abandoned #photography #nikon
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abandoned shaft headframe and mine near the Skidoo Stamp Mill, Death Valley, California. May 2026 #deathvalley #weathered #mine #exploring #Skidoo #cvvhrn #DVNP #abandoned #photography #nikon
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Abandoned stone dugout cellar, Eureka Mine, Death Valley, California. May 2026 #deathvalley #weathered #exploring #EurekaMine #cvvhrn #DVNP #abandoned
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Top of the abandoned Skidoo Stamp Mill machinery Death Valley, California. May 2026 #deathvalley #weathered #exploring #Skidoo #cvvhrn #DVNP #abandoned #photography #nikon
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The topography of California has always fascinated me, specifically the deserts (mostly the Mojave) of the east. Originally, I believed the Eureka Valley wasn't part of Death Valley, but was pleasantly suprised to learn it's simply an isolated park of the park. (1/2)
#deathvalley #deathvalleynp #nationalpark #california #easterncalifornia #sanddunes #desert #sand #aeolian #eurekavalley #unitedstatesofamerica #geomorphology #valley #hiking
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A #botanist searches for the #seeds of the rare #DeathValleySage
April 2, 2026
"For more than 15 years, botanist Naomi Fraga of the #CaliforniaBotanicGarden has been trying to collect seeds from the rare Death Valley sage, for safekeeping in a vault of native California seeds. Each time, she's come home empty handed. But this year, with the desert in the midst of a big bloom, she's trying again.
" 'It's a little bit of a gamble,' she says. 'But, you know, the plant's having a really good year. I feel hopeful.' "
#SolarPunkSunday #California #RarePlants #SeedVaults #SeedSaving #RareSeeds #DesertBloom #DeathValley #SuperBloom #PlantPreservation
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This scarf is a gift for my uncle, inspired by quartz clusters we saw together backpacking in Cottonwood Canyon in Death Valley. From what I've been reading I think they were formed by intrusive igneous rock forming around xenoliths, and by cooling very slowly forming the incredible quartz crystals we saw, which looked like rings around the darker xenoliths in the weathered rock face we saw. I'm not trained as a geologist though and would love to find more information about the geology of Cottonwood Canyon from someone with some real expertise!
The wool is targhee roving I got at the nor cal ren faire. I spun it on my small cross arm spindle and wove it on a loom I've been borrowing from a friend. It's plain weave set at 8epi. It looked very open on the loom, but fulled into a wonderfully bouncy and dense fabric.
After fulling I scoured the fabric, then used rubber bands to do this shibori inspired dye process. After putting on the rubber bands I gave it a bath in tannins I extracted from an oak gall, then in a bath of cool water with just a tiny bit of dissolved ferrous sulfate. It was so exciting to see the fabric turn grey in a a matter of just a few minutes when I put it in the iron bath!
#handweaving
#weaving
#handspinning
#naturaldyes
#dyes
#textiles
#handwoven
#handspun
#tiedye
#shibori
#oakgalls
#ferroussulfate
#naturaldye
#targhee
#wool
#geology
#xenolith
#quartz
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Among the most memorable days of our 9,000 mile #usa #mexico #roadtrip: #nevada's #xfiles featured #alien country, #extraterrestrialhighway, uniquely strange #WeirdNevada desert art, into #deathvalley, #california: https://thevagabondcouple.blogspot.com/2024/07/trans-america-overland-road-trip-part-10-extraterrestrial-hwy-area-51-weird-nevada-mojave-desert-art-sculpture-death-valley.html
#VagabondCouple #TheTruthIsOutThere #overland #overlanding #roadtripusa #usaroadtrip #WanderlustUSA #wanderlust #artcar
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#Mudslides, 126-mph winds and feet of snow pummel #California amid #AtmosphericRiver
The biggest storm so far this winter blasted California with #flooding #downpours, #hurricane-force winds and feet of #snow in the mountains. Some of the worst damage occurred near the #BurnScars from January's deadly #fires.
By Brian Lada, AccuWeather meteorologist and senior content editor
Published Feb 14, 2025
"Mudslides, flooding downpours and feet of mountain snow were unleashed across California as the biggest storm so far this winter hit the state, including areas devastated by deadly #wildfires in January.
"Evacuations were ordered and roads were shut down near the burn scars of the #PalisadesFire and the #EatonFire due to the risk of mudslides, flash flooding and debris flows, including a stretch of the #PacificCoastHighway between #Malibu and #SantaMonica.
"A person with the Los Angeles Fire Department was swept away in a vehicle amid the flooding but managed to escape with only minor injuries, according to The Associated Press.
"Bulldozers were needed to clear feet of mud, rock and debris from some roads as the heavy rain ran off the charred mountainsides.
"'Over 10 inches of rain fell in some areas, including 10.87 at Manchester, on the coast west of #Sacramento, and 9.89 inches at Mining Ridge, 90 miles south of #SanJose,' AccuWeather Meteorologist and Digital Producer Jesse Ferrell said.
"Rain even fell in California's #DeathValley National Park, with 0.18 of an inch falling in the hottest place in North America. In an entire year, the remote park typically measures 2.20 inches of rain."
Read more:
https://www.accuweather.com/en/winter-weather/mudslides-126-mph-winds-and-feet-of-snow-pummel-california-amid-atmospheric-river/1745097#google_vignette
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New Method Reveals Hidden Activity of Life Below Ground https://www.dri.edu/new-method-reveals-hidden-activity-of-life-below-ground/
Species-resolved, single-cell respiration rates reveal dominance of sulfate reduction in a deep continental subsurface ecosystem: Melody Lindsay et al. https://www.pnas.org/doi/10.1073/pnas.2309636121
"deep wells in the #DeathValley regional flow system provide windows into #subsurface environments... one of them contains several key #microorganisms that are only found in the deepest South African #GoldMines"
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Am Sonntag, dem 10.03., biete ich dann zwei Runden #FrontierScum in meinem #Dungeon23 Setting, #DeathValley(18)69 an. Das ist der erste öffentliche Testlauf- und ich bin schon ein wenig aufgeregt… https://bohemiaspielkunst.itch.io/death-valley-1869
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‘The hottest year’: 10 #ExtremeWeather events in 2023
Record-breaking #HeatWaves swept across much of #Asia, #Europe and #NorthAmerica. Scientists confirm that 2023 will be the hottest year in recorded history.
By Raja Aiman
Dec. 27, 2023It is official: 2023 will be the hottest year in recorded history.
The confirmation comes after an “extraordinary” November which smashed previous records, pushing the year’s global average temperature to 1.46 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels, according to Europe’s climate monitor #Copernicus #ClimateChange Service.
Prior to the COP28 summit held in Dubai early this month, the United Nations had already declared 2023 the warmest year on record. Just based on the first 10 months of the year, global temperatures were around 1.4°C above the pre-industrial average, according to data from the World Meteorological Organisation.
This year, the return of El Niño conditions after three years of the cooling La Niña weather pattern has also sparked a chain reaction of extreme weather events, including bringing supercharged heat to cities across the world.
According to The World Weather Attribution group, an international coalition of climate scientists, the heatwaves experienced in South and Southeast Asia in 2023 was made 30 times more likely due to human-caused climate change.
Eco-Business tracks the impact of the heat waves on Asia and beyond, and looks back at the biggest extreme weather events of the year:
1. Record breaking heat scorches Asia
Beginning in April this year, countries across Asia was hit by brutal heatwaves, setting records as temperatures soared.
Many parts of #Bangladesh, #India, #Thailand and #Laos saw record high temperatures in April. Temperatures were as high as 45.4°C in the city of #TakThailand, for example. Casualties and hospitalisations due to heat stroke were reported in #MaharashtraIndia.
On 6 May, #Vietnam recorded its highest temperature ever at 44.1°C in #ThanhHoa province, south of #Hanoi. The heat wave forced Vietnamese authorities to turn off street lights and ration electricity to avoid overwhelming the power grid, especially as cities saw a surge in the demand for airconditioning.
With the arrival of summer in the Northern hemisphere, large swatches of #China saw blistering temperatures that triggered public health warnings. Temperatures at #Sanbao, a remote township in #Xinjiang’s Turpan Depression reached a national record high of 52.2°C at one point. China’s capital Beijing suffered through 27 consecutive days of temperatures above 35°C, leading to a temporary ban on outdoor work.
Globally, 2023 saw the warmest June, July, August, October and November on record since scientists began keeping track in the mid-19th century.
2. #Floods destroy neighbourhoods in #Libya
On 10 September, #StormDaniel swept across north-eastern Libya, bringing ferocious winds and massive rainfall that led to catastrophic floods that broke dams near the eastern city of #Derna and wiped out entire neighbourhoods in the African country.
More than 4,300 people were killed by the storm. Significant damage was done to buildings, bridges, roads, electricity grids and other infrastructure, affecting thousands of families.
3. Heavy snow blankets #LosAngeles
Los Angeles is synonymous with sunshine, but in February this year, areas around the city were covered in snow after a powerful winter storm descended upon southern California in the United States, bringing icy temperatures, fierce winds, heavy snowfall and causing rivers to swell dangerously. The Los Angeles Fire Department rescued four homeless people stranded in a major flood control basin of the Los Angeles River, and two of them were taken to hospital with hypothermia.
More than 120,000 California utility customers were without electricity due to the storm and multiday measurements saw an astounding 205 centimetres of snow recorded at the Mountain High resort in the northeast of Los Angeles. Snowfall was seen at elevations as low as 305 metres.
4. #CycloneFreddy devastates south-eastern #Africa
After developing off the coast of Australia, Cyclone Freddy travelled more than 8,000 kilometres across the South Indian Ocean before making landfall in Madagascar in February. For over a month, the cyclone tore through #Madagascar, #Malawi, #Mozambique and #Zimbabwe, killing over 1000 people and leaving over half a million displaced. By damaging water and sanitation facilities, it also played a part in the worst outbreak of cholera in Malawi.
Cyclone Freddy holds both records for the most accumulated cyclone energy (ACE) – which is a measurement of a storm’s strength over its lifetime – and for the longest lasting tropical cyclone.
5. Severe #sandstorms strike 3Beijing
On 22 March, the largest sandstorm of the year hit #BeijingChina, engulfing the capital in sand and dust. Particles with density of PM10 – which are particles of pollution that are smaller than 10 micrometers in diameter and can travel to the lungs – reached a peak concentration of 1,667 micrograms per cubic metre according to the Beijing Municipal Ecological and Environmental Monitoring Centre. This far exceeds the daily average guideline of 45 micrograms per cubic metre set by the World Health Organization.
The sandstorm caused the city’s parks to suspend operations of cruise boats and cable cars, while people were urged to stay indoors. Beijing is often hit by sandstorms in the spring, and this has been worsened by industrial activity and rapid #deforestation in northern China.
6. #CycloneMocha ravages #Myanmar
Cyclone Mocha wreaked havoc in Myanmar in May, leaving a trail of destruction in its wake. The cyclone, characterised by 250-kilometre-per-hour winds, is the strongest cyclone in the #BayOfBengal in the last 10 years.
An estimated 5.4 million people were in the path of the cyclone across the state of #Rakhine and north-western Myanmar, and the cyclone killed 145 people and inflicted severe damage to public infrastructure including hospitals, banks and religious buildings. Approximately 80 per cent of schools and educational infrastructure were damaged ahead of the new school term in Myanmar, affecting the education of many students.
7. #Australia bakes in spring #heatwave
In September, much of Australia’s southeast region, was hit by a spring heatwave. Temperatures in #Sydney reached 34.2°C a staggering 12 degrees higher than the September average.
The Bureau of Meterology called the heat “very uncommon for September”.
Soaring temperatures caused 26 participants at the Sydney marathon to be taken to hospital and another 40 runners treated for heat exhaustion.
8. #TyphoonMawar pummels the #Philippines, #Japan, #Guam and #Taiwan
In May, Typhoon Mawar hit Guam and the Philippines, then lashed Taiwan and southern Japan. The Category 5 Super Typhoon, with winds of up to 180 miles per hour (289 kilometres per hour) is the strongest storm in 2023.
Guam was flooded and most of the island’s residents were left without power and electricity for weeks. The government of Guam estimated the commercial sector of the US territory suffered $112 million of damage.
In the #Philippines, thousands of people in the coastal areas were evacuated, while schools closed and flights were cancelled.
Greenpeace Phillipines campaigner Jefferson Chua said: “The Philippines is in a constant state of emergency. #SuperTyphoons are the Philippines’ new normal, even as we are already experiencing longer-term, slow onset impacts such as drought, sea level rise, and diminishing resources.”
9. #Europe and US swelter under #ExtremeHeat
Europe experienced some of its hottest temperatures in July, bringing with it heat advisories, raging wildfires and massive evacuations.
The Italian island of #Sardinia saw temperatures push to 47°C and the #Palermo airport in Sicily had to close after being encircled by #wildfire.
#Wildfires also caused more than 20,000 people to flee the Greek island of #Rhodes. It was the largest wildfire evacuation in #Greece.
The heat extended to the oceans, with sea temperatures rising to unsafe levels around Greece, #Spain, #Turkey and #Italy.
In America, temperatures in California’s #DeathValley reached 53.3°C, coming close to breaking the global record. The US National Weather Service issued a warning of a “widespread and oppressive” heatwave in the southern and western states. More than 80 million people were affected.
10. Record heat brings deadly wildfires to #Chile
Record summer temperatures soared to more than 40°C in Chile in February, sparking wildfires in the South American country that killed 24 people and burnt 270,000 hectares of land. A state of emergency was declared in three regions in the country.
Chile’s interior minister Carolina Toha said: “The thermometer has reached points that we have never known until now. The evolution of climate change shows us again and again that this has a centrality and a capacity to cause an impact that we have to internalise much more.”
Source:
https://www.eco-business.com/news/the-hottest-year-10-extreme-weather-events-in-2023/#ClimateCrisis #ClimateCatastrophe #Weather2023 #WeatherExtremes #ExtremeHeat
