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.
The effects of a high wave. 1  Destructive waves are created in storm conditions. 2  They are created from big, strong waves when the wind is powerful and has been blowing for a long time. 3  They occur when wave energy is high and the wave has travelled over a long fetch.  They tend to erode the 1  coast. They have a stronger backwash than swash.