Mexico earthquake triggers desert tsunami 1,500 miles away in Death Valley cave

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> Wilson said it's rare for the grown pupfish to die in these events, but said park rangers will continue to provide supplemental feedings for the fish, which have seen resurgence in its population in recent years.

I'm not an environmental expert by any stretch of the imagination, but it strikes me as harmful to intervene in a largely isolated environment like this.

This nothing new. Its geology. A cavern shaped in a manner which magnifies the amplitude of sloshing water in the event of geologic movement.

I've seen almost exactly the same article multiple times in recent years.

It's new to me, and it's neat.

Very neat indeed. Devil's hole is a somewhat-well-known location. My wife and I even visited it about 2 years ago. When there's an earthquake, it's common for this water to get splashed around. Here's a video from the most recent "tsunami" [0]. Though, "tsunami" might be a bit of an overstatement. Still a cool phenomenon though. You should also check out the info on the small population of small fish that live there in that hole and nowhere else in the world [1][2].

[0] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oQ3Qx45sfo

[1] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OMZgrLiTSZE

[2] https://www.nps.gov/deva/learn/nature/devils-hole.htm

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