Khristopher J. Brooks is a reporter for CBS MoneyWatch. He previously worked as a reporter for the Omaha World-Herald, Newsday and the Florida Times-Union. His reporting primarily focuses on the U.S.

Until the monsoons of 2023, Death Valley was exactly what its name suggests. A parched, barren valley stretching for miles and miles, with no sign of life. Bare black mountains loomed from hot sands, ...

You’ve probably already heard of Death Valley and it’s extreme accolades – the lowest, hottest, and driest place in North America, the largest national park in the United States, and the film set for ...

FURNACE CREEK, Calif. — As temperatures swelled to 128 degrees, Death Valley National Park rangers got a call that a group of six motorcyclists were in distress. All available medics rushed to the ...

HEAVY RAINFALL. ONE OF THE HOTTEST AND DRIEST PLACES IN THE COUNTRY HAS AN UNEXPECTED VISITING ATTRACTION RIGHT NOW. THE BADWATER BASIN IN DEATH VALLEY NATIONAL PARK IS USUALLY A DRY, SALT FLAT BOTTOM ...

Imagine the hottest, driest place in North America, where temperatures hit 134°F (56.7°C) in summer, where the landscape looks like Mars, where nothing should realistically survive, suddenly carpeted ...