The world's 'driest' desert that hasn't seen a drop of rain in 500 years
This hot desert area has not seen rain in five centuries and it’s so dry it’s gained a reputation for its record-breaking ...
Space on MSN1 天
Exoplanet with iron rain has violent winds 'like something out of science fiction'
Astronomers have discovered a powerful jet stream raging through the atmosphere of an ultra-hot Jupiter exoplanet ravaged by ...
In most of the U.S., the rainy season comes in spring. Not California
It seems like merely a fact of life on the West Coast that summers are dry. But compared to most of the rest of the country ...
Business Insider India9 年
Historic rains transform the driest place on Earth into a floral oasis
But the historic rainfall has turned the Atacama Desert, which is the driest place on Earth, into a flowering oasis. "The Atacama region was punished, but also blessed by the phenomenon of a ...
scmp.com2 年
Mega earthquake, tsunami hit Chile’s Atacama Desert some 3,800 years ago
Some 3,800 years ago a massive 9.5-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami with waves as high as 20 metres (66 feet) slammed the coastline of Chile’s Atacama Desert, the world’s driest ...
National Geographic news1 年
Deserts, explained
A place that receives less than 10 inches (25 centimeters) of rain per year is considered ... The driest deserts, such as Chile's Atacama Desert, have parts that receive less than ...
pv magazine International1 年
Assessing the future PV potential of the world’s sunniest region
Researchers in Spain have investigated how climate change may possibly impact solar power generation in the world’s region with the highest solar radiation levels – the Atacama desert in ...
The Victoria Advocate9 天
Could a climate megaproject cloud Chile's unparalleled views of universe?
As night falls on the Atacama desert in northern Chile four giant telescopes turn their gaze towards the star-strewn heavens. The driest place on Earth is the best place to observe the universe ...