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Brilio.net/en - Life can even bloom in Death Valley. The hottest place in the United States, and one of the hottest places in the world, has had a surprising spring of life recently. Death valley, in eastern California, is situated in the Mojave Desert, which still holds the title of highest temperature ever recorded on the planet at 56.7 Celsius, measured in July of 1913.
But even in this heat, which is dry and arid, some life forms are able to sustain themselves, although its quite rare. This past month has seen a very rare phenomenon as a mass blooming of yellow wildflowers has spread across the desert, giving a great opportunity to brighten up the Instagram and enjoy mother nature at her finest.
The hills and alluvial fans that normally have just rocks and gravel are transformed by huge swaths of yellow, white, pink and purple, said Alan Van Valkenburg, a Death Valley national park ranger. At first glance you are blown away by the sheer numbers of flowers, then on closer inspection the diversity of species will draw you in.
This phenomenon is pretty extraordinary, so much so that years can go by without seeing a single blooming. In fact, the last blooming was in 2005.
Death valley may need a change of name, even if the blooming is only temporary according to specialists. They also called this blooming a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, so make sure not to miss the pictures attached below that transformed the gravel ground into a golden sea of flowers. The flowers that have become part of the superbloom as it has been affectionately names are: the golden evening primrose (Camissonia brevipes), notchleaf phacelia (Phacelia crenulata) and fields of desert gold (Geraea canescens).
According to park rangers, the strange yet beautiful phenomena is due in part to a series of strong storms that hit the region last October. If more rain falls, the yellow flowers could be expected to bloom until April. The average rainfall is about 2inches per year, roughly 5 centimeters.
(brl/tis)
