The National Weather Service said Friday’s 1.47 inches of rain is considered a 1,000-year event, which means there’s a 1.1% chance of it happening in any given year.
Images taken by a European Space Agency Satellite before and after the rains show the differences in the landscape.The National Park Service said many miles of roadway have moderate to severe asphalt damage due to the rains. Hundreds of miles of roadways also have debris on them.The park superintendent notes Death Valley set a record as the hottest place on Earth in 1913 and is one of the driest places in North America.
He said, with climate change models predicting more frequent and more intense storms, Death Valley is a place where you can observe climate change in action.
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