In this photo provided by the National Park Service, cars are stuck in mud and debris from flash flooding at The Inn at Death Valley in Death Valley National Park, Calif., Friday, 5 August 2022. Heavy rainfall triggered flash flooding that closed several roads in Death Valley National Park on Friday near the California-Nevada line. The National Weather Service reported that all park roads had been closed after 1 to 2 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time. Photo: National Park Service / AP
In this photo provided by the National Park Service, cars are stuck in mud and debris from flash flooding at The Inn at Death Valley in Death Valley National Park, California, Friday, 5 August 2022. Heavy rainfall triggered flash flooding that closed several roads in Death Valley National Park on Friday near the California-Nevada line. The National Weather Service reported that all park roads had been closed after 1 to 2 inches of rain fell in a short amount of time. Photo: National Park Service / AP

7 August 2022 (Desdemona Despair) – Don’t be alarmed, long-time readers, Desdemona isn’t being abandoned to a news aggregation robot. Des is just playing around with automation to even out the bursty rate of posts that we’ve had lately. This news roundup format is experimental and will probably change frequently in coming days. Feel free to provide feedback in comments!

Climate change headlines

Environment and health headlines