Symptom: Dry, itchy skin. Photo by Fuse/Getty Images. What it might mean: It's probably winter itch, skin dryness that's a result of cold, dry air. Using a humidifier, avoiding super hot showers, and routinely slathering on a thick moisturizer will help keep skin supple.
But Death Valley is affected by several of the main causes of heat waves - the frequent presence of a high pressure system (helped by its below sea level elevation), downslope air movement from surrounding mountains, and radiation of heat from the surrounding cliffs.
They include: 1  Radio Waves. 2  TV waves. 3  Radar waves.  Heat (infrared 1  radiation) Light.  Ultraviolet Light (This is what causes 1  Sunburns) X-rays (Just like the kind you get at the doctor's office)  Short 1  waves. Microwaves, like in a microwave  oven. Gamma Rays.