Naturphänomen: Blüten im Death Valley
Wenn einer der lebensfeindlichsten Orte der Welt blüht, kommen Touristen von alleine.
Es gehört zu den trockensten und heißesten Orte der Welt: das Death Valley in der amerikanischen Mojave-Wüste. Spitzentemperaturen bringen Touristen schonmal auf die Idee in der Wüste ein Ei zu braten.
Doch im Moment kommen Reisende aus einem ganz anderen Grund, denn an diesem lebensfeindlichen Ort, lockt derzeit der "Super-Bloom", wieSpiegel Onlineberichtet. Weite Teile des
Death Valley präsentieren sich in leuchtendem Gelb und Lila. "Schuld" daran ist der
El Niño, der im Winter heftige Regenfälle bis hinein in die Mojave-Wüste brachte. Liegen normale Werte etwa bei fünf Zentimeter Wasser pro Jahr, waren es 2015 alleine im Oktober sechs Zentimeter. So wurden teils seit vielen Jahren schlafende Samen aufgeweicht und zu "geweckt"
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Turtleback (Psathyrotes ramoissiama) and Purplemat (Nama demissum) wildflowers are seen in Death Valley National Park, in Death Valley, California, March 3, 2016.
Unusally heavy rainfall in October trigged a "super bloom," carpeting Death Valley National Park, the hottest and driest place in North America, in gold, purple, white and pink. The bloom is the parkÕs largest in a decade. / AFP / ROBYN BECK
Zuletzt gab es das
Naturphänomen 2005, davor 1998. Viel Zeit bleibt aber nicht mehr, mehr als einige Wochen wird die
Blüte vermutlich nicht halten. Danach bleibt nur noch das Spiegelei.
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Yellow wildflowers line the highway through Death Valley National Park, in Death Valley, California, March 4, 2016.
Unusally heavy rainfall in October trigged a "super bloom," carpeting Death Valley National Park, the hottest and driest place in North America, in gold, purple, white and pink. The bloom is the parkÕs largest in a decade. / AFP / ROBYN BECK
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Yellow wildflowers line the highway through Death Valley National Park, in Death Valley, California, March 4, 2016.
Unusally heavy rainfall in October trigged a "super bloom," carpeting Death Valley National Park, the hottest and driest place in North America, in gold, purple, white and pink. The bloom is the parkÕs largest in a decade. / AFP / ROBYN BECK
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Yellow wildflowers line the highway through Death Valley National Park, in Death Valley, California, March 4, 2016.
Unusally heavy rainfall in October trigged a "super bloom," carpeting Death Valley National Park, the hottest and driest place in North America, in gold, purple, white and pink. The bloom is the parkÕs largest in a decade. / AFP / ROBYN BECK
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Golden Evening Primrose (Camissonia brevipes) and purple Notch-Leaf Phacelia (Phacelia crenulata) wildflowers line a road in Death Valley, California, March 4, 2016.
An unusual series of heavy storms in October trigged the Òsuper bloom,Ó covering Death Valley National Park, the hottest and driest place in North America, in a carpet of gold, purple, white and pink. The bloom is the parkÕs largest in a decade. / AFP / ROBYN BECK
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Golden Evening Primose (Camissonia brevipes) wildflowers are seen along a road in Death Valley, California, March 4, 2016.
An unusual series of heavy storms in October trigged the Òsuper bloom,Ó covering Death Valley National Park, the hottest and driest place in North America, in a carpet of gold, purple, white and pink. The bloom is the parkÕs largest in a decade. / AFP / ROBYN BECK
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A truck passes Golden Evening Primose (Camissonia brevipes) wildflowers along a road in Death Valley, California, March 4, 2016.
An unusual series of heavy storms in October trigged the Òsuper bloom,Ó covering Death Valley National Park, the hottest and driest place in North America, in a carpet of gold, purple, white and pink. The bloom is the parkÕs largest in a decade. / AFP / ROBYN BECK
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Wildflowers line a road in Death Valley, California in a rare Òsuper bloom,Ó March 4, 2016.
An unusual series of heavy storms in October trigged the Òsuper bloom,Ó covering Death Valley National Park, the hottest and driest place in North America, in a carpet of gold, purple, white and pink. The bloom is the parkÕs largest in a decade. / AFP / ROBYN BECK
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A visitor walks through a field of Desert Gold (Geraea canescens) wildflowers as they carpet Death Valley, California in a rare Òsuper bloom,Ó March 4, 2016.
An unusual series of heavy storms in October trigged the Òsuper bloom,Ó covering Death Valley National Park, the hottest and driest place in North America, in a carpet of gold, purple, white and pink. The bloom is the parkÕs largest in a decade. / AFP / ROBYN BECK
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