California's Big Earthquake Hit Exceedingly Rare Devils Hole Pupfish With 10-Foot Waves and That Could be a Good Thing
At a Glance Only 136 of the inch-long fish remain in Devils Hole in the Death Valley National Park.The Ridgecrest earthquake set off 10-foot waves in Devils Hole.The waves cleared away algae and dead leaves that sucked oxygen out of the water. The near Ridgecrest, California, in early July may have been a boon for the tiny Devils Hole pupfish, one of the rarest fish on Earth. About 70 miles from the quake's epicenter, Devils Hole in the Death Valley...