This 100 m composit shows us a comparison between Lake Badwater, in Death Valley, California in August 2015 and November 2015. At Badwater Basin, significant rainstorms flood the valley bottom periodically, covering the salt pan with a thin sheet of standing water. Newly formed lakes do not last long though, because the 48 mm of average rainfall is overwhelmed by 3,800 mm annual evaporation rate. This lake is also the lowest point in North America, 282 feet below sea level.