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Environment & Energy

70sEraVet

(3,501 posts) Wed Aug 10, 2022, 06:24 PM Aug 2022

It was not called 'Death Valley' because of dangerous floods! At least, not until now.

https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2022/aug/10/death-valley-floods-climate-crisis

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Holy crap! Flooding in Death Valley?? (Original Post) 70sEraVet Aug 2022 OP

You have to wonder what will bloom when the waters recede. Chainfire Aug 2022 #1

Maybe something like this: wcmagumba Aug 2022 #2

been trending on youtube since last week. wait for the superbloom. AllaN01Bear Aug 2022 #3

They're going to have to update what a "1000 year" event means OnlinePoker Aug 2022 #4

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1. You have to wonder what will bloom when the waters recede.

Wed Aug 10, 2022, 06:27 PM

Aug 2022

We may find previously unknown species of plants...

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2. Maybe something like this:

Wed Aug 10, 2022, 06:32 PM

Aug 2022

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3. been trending on youtube since last week. wait for the superbloom.

Wed Aug 10, 2022, 06:39 PM

Aug 2022

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4. They're going to have to update what a "1000 year" event means

Wed Aug 10, 2022, 07:17 PM

Aug 2022

According to the following post from the weekend, they missed breaking the record for rainfall by 0.01 inches. So it has happened in the recorded past. According to the wiki article, the dry lake bed flooded in 2005 and it took two years for it to evaporate.

https://www.insider.com/floods-trap-1000-people-in-death-valley-national-park-2022-8
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_Valley