Here is an interesting story about a superbloom in Death Valley. I have seen this in the Big Bend region of West Texas and it appears to be similar to South African events. Tom Masinter > http://newyorker.com/magazine/2016/… Newsletter 091716 (2)&CNDID=36659649&spMailingID=9853352&spUserID=MTMzMTgzNzkzODUwS0&spJobID=1040828731&spReportId=MTA0MDgyODczMQS2 <http://newyorker.com/magazine/2016/…>