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 has the hottest average summer temperature in the Western Hemisphere, at 98Â°F (37Â°C). The state's lowest temperature was â45Â°F (â43Â°C), recorded on 20 January 1937 at Boca, near the Nevada border.