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| Badwater basin, a new lake. Watch it grow and grow and then, one day, its all gone. Guess where it will go? |
Yahoo News
Repeated bouts of heavy rain have filled Badwater Basin in Death Valley, the driest spot in North America.
The lake first formed in August after Hurricane Hilary pounded the California desert, and while water levels dropped through the fall, an early February downpour filled the lake once again. Satellite imagery from NASA captured the basin before the hurricane and after, and again following the recent rainstorm.
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| It's actually two new lakes. Manly lake and Badwater basin. |
“Most of us thought the lake would be gone by October,” said Abby Wine, a ranger in Death Valley National Park. “We were shocked to see it still here after almost six months. This week’s rain will extend how long the lake is here.”