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Rare Blanket of Snow Falls in Chile's Atacama, the World's Driest Desert
Last week, astronomers stationed at the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) Observatory in northern Chile ...
Rare snowfall in Atacama Desert forces the world's most powerful radio telescope into 'survival mode'
The ALMA radio telescope array in the Atacama Desert temporarily halted operations after a rare snowfall blanketed the base ...
GlobalData on MSN1d
CChEN approves Codelco’s subsidiary to extract lithium in Salar de Atacama
The approval ensures future production and commercialisation once the current SQM Salar contract ends in 2030.
In The World’s Driest Desert, Tierra Atacama Debuts Next-Level Luxury
Located in the remote Atacama Desert in Chile, Tierra Atacama reemerges from a year-long renovation to invite visitors back ...
Driest place on Earth blanked by rare snowfall in Chile. See winter wonderland
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 ...
ExtremeTech on MSN1d
Rare Desert Snowfall Forces ALMA Observatory to Pause Operations
When science organizations in the United States, Europe, and Japan dreamed up a new, ultra-powerful millimeter and ...
In Chile's Atacama, world's driest desert, growing lettuces with fog
In Chile's arid Atacama, the driest desert in the world, growers and researchers are looking to harness water from the very ...
Snow cloaks Chile’s Atacama, world’s driest desert
Expert says climate modelling has shown this type of event will likely become more frequent. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Discover Magazine on MSN6d
Ancient Wildfires Shaped Antarctica and the Atacama Desert into the Most Extreme Places on Earth
Discover why Antarctica no longer has lush forests with giant ferns and how ancient fires fueled intense volcanic activity.
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Snow Blankets Atacama, the World’s Driest Desert, in Rare Weather Event
Snow covered Chile's Atacama Desert, offering a rare sight of winter in a place with almost nonexistent rainfall and normally ...
Snow cloaks Atacama, the world's driest desert
Residents of the world's driest desert, the Atacama in northern Chile, woke up Thursday to a jaw-dropping spectacle: its ...
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In Chile's Atacama, world's driest desert, growing lettuces with fog - Yahoo
CHANARAL, Chile (Reuters) -In Chile's arid Atacama, the driest desert in the world, growers and researchers are looking to harness water from the very air itself to grow lettuces and lemons, using ...