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First runners reach the finish in the annual Death Valley ultramarathon called the world's toughest
Read full article: First runners reach the finish in the annual Death Valley ultramarathon called the world's toughestThe first of 97 runners are starting to hit the finish line after pushing off in desolate Death Valley for an annual ultramarathon billed as the world’s toughest foot race.
California mountain and desert towns dig out of the mud tropical storm
Read full article: California mountain and desert towns dig out of the mud tropical stormCrews worked to dig roads, buildings and care home residents out of the mud across a wide swath of Southwestern U.S. desert Monday, after a tropical storm to hit Southern California.
30 days over 110 F in Phoenix. But expected monsoon rains could cool historically hot Southwest
Read full article: 30 days over 110 F in Phoenix. But expected monsoon rains could cool historically hot SouthwestA historic heat wave that has blasted the U.S. Southwest throughout July is showing signs of abating with late-arriving monsoon rains.
Brutal heat wave makes Texas among the hottest places on Earth
Read full article: Brutal heat wave makes Texas among the hottest places on EarthBlistering triple-digit temperatures across Texas this week have the state rivaling the hottest locations on the planet, including the Sahara Desert and parts of the Persian Gulf.
Couple found dead in Death Valley National Park in apparent murder-suicide
Read full article: Couple found dead in Death Valley National Park in apparent murder-suicideAn elderly Las Vegas couple were found dead in California's Death Valley National Park in what authorities said Wednesday was a murder-suicide.
Death Valley route buried in floods closed for another week
Read full article: Death Valley route buried in floods closed for another weekAuthorities say a main roadway into Death Valley National Park will remain closed into next week as crews clean up after record-breaking rains damaged the roadway and choked it with mud, rocks and debris.