Number of new tuberculosis cases: 9,582 (2013) Number of new salmonella cases: 50,634 (2013) Number of new Lyme disease cases: 36,307 (2013) Number of new meningococcal disease cases: 556 (2013)
Death Valley, California, is the largest national park in the contiguous United States: 3.4 million acres of desert vastness. At first glance it appears to be a barren wasteland, to be hurried through as quickly as possible, but the alert visitor soon recognizes that there is much here to see and experience.
Death Valley is the hottest and driest place in North America because of its lack of surface water and its low relief. It is so frequently the hottest spot in the United States that many tabulations of the highest daily temperatures in the country omit Death Valley as a matter of course.eath Valley is the hottest and driest place in North America because of its lack of surface water and its low relief. It is so frequently the hottest spot in the United States that many tabulations of the highest daily temperatures in the country omit Death Valley as a matter of course.