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Closed roads and floods... Death Valley in California, faced with exceptional floods

2022-08-06T15:54:58.554Z


“About 500 visitors and 500 employees cannot leave the park for the moment”, explain the authorities.


“Unprecedented rainfall” and a closure of all roads… Intense and very rare rainfall in the famous and desert Death Valley, California, United States, caused major flooding on Friday and the blocking of about 1,000 people.

“About 500 visitors and 500 employees cannot leave the American national park for the moment due to “unprecedented rainfall” which caused “significant floods” and the closure of all roads serving the national park , located in eastern California.

Many cars were damaged.

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"All roads serving the park are currently closed and will remain closed until park officials determine the extent of the damage," the park added in its statement.

Floodwaters tore up sections of pavement on roads, hurled garbage containers at now disused cars and flooded offices and hotels.

37mm of rain

Death Valley received 37mm of rain at one time for an annual average total of "less than 50" millimeters.

Friday's daily rainfall nearly equals the park record.

Death Valley National Park "is known to be the hottest place in the world and the driest place in North America," it says on its website.

More than one and a half million tourists visit it every year.

With an atmosphere that contains more moisture, global warming alters the precipitation pattern.

According to UN climate experts (IPCC), even if the world managed to limit warming to +1.5°C, some regions would experience an increase in frequency, intensity and/or quantity of heavy rainfall.

The risk of these episodes of heavy precipitation increases with the rise in temperature.

Source: leparis

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