experiences a rare phenomenon called the Atacama Desert Bloom. Despite minimal rainfall, the desert thrives on camanchaca, a coastal fog, and a vast underground wate … Read more ...

Still, this South American desert is extremely dry. In fact, some weather stations in the Atacama have never recorded rainfall. Despite the harsh conditions, the Atacama Desert is home to a ...

The Atacama Desert, located along Chile’s Pacific coast, is known as one of the driest places on Earth. In some parts of the desert, weather stations have reported no measurable rain for several ...

Chileans and tourists from further afield come to view the unusually colourful desert After intense and unexpected rain fell in the north of Chile, parts of the usually arid Atacama desert have ...

A rare deluge of rain has created new lakes in the rolling sand dunes of parts of the Sahara, one of the driest places on Earth.

The discovery also left behind a lighter sandy layer beneath. Notably, the Atacama Desert receives rainfall only a few times ...

Imagine living in a place where rain is almost nonexistent. The Atacama Desert in northern Chile is often called the driest place on Earth. Some parts of this desert haven’t seen rain in over ...

The Atacama Desert, Chile. The driest non-polar desert on earth. Average annual rainfall? Under a millimetre, with some regions waiting decades between sparse showers. The temperature swings from ...

As a result, some areas of the Atacama may go without rain for anywhere between 20 to 100 years. Despite its desert status, the Atacama's climate is surprisingly mild. Average temperatures range ...