When we say a place is “driest,” we generally mean it receives very little precipitation (rain or snow), often much less than ...

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 ...

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 driest place in the world recently received some unexpected moisture. On June 25 2025, snow fell on the Atacama Desert, the driest place on Earth. The unexpected storm swept through the high ...

On June 25, 2025, an extraordinary sight unfolded over the Atacama Desert, the driest place on Earth. A rare snowfall blanketed the region, an event so rare that meteorologists confirmed it was the ...

That record was part of a much larger wet November trend across Southern California. Downtown Los Angeles collected 5.5 ...

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 ...

Animal species that live in environments as harsh as the Antarctic have many incredible adaptations to help them survive. Emperor penguins (Aptenodytes forsteri) are a leading example. These resilient ...