A satellite photo from July shows intricate snowy stripes painted across the Atacama Desert in Chile. The icy weather temporarily put the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) ...

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A rare snowstorm in Atacama Desert in Chile impacts the operations of Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) observatory.

This recently-released image from NASA gives a mesmerizing, bird’s eye view of an unusual event in what’s widely considered the driest non-polar place on Earth – the Atacama Desert. The satellite ...

Flamingos feed in Laguna Chaxa, a salt-rich lagoon in Chile’s Atacama Desert. It’s a location that flamingos have adapted to live in over millennia. But each year, is still a struggle. November 2024.

The driest place on Earth sits adjacent to the biggest body of water. The Atacama Desert in Chile is known as the driest place in the world, but despite it being dry to the bone, the desert is ...

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Nestled between the Andes Mountains and the Pacific Ocean, the Atacama Desert has earned the title of the driest place on Earth. The desert only sees rain a few times per century, or in some reaches ...

The Atacama Desert of Chile is largely considered the driest place on Earth, but recently saw the moon-like landscape blanketed in snow. Jared Verdi via Unsplash Nestled between the Andes Mountains ...

In late June 2025, a rare weather event disrupted operations in one of the most arid regions on Earth. A snowstorm swept ...