Now, a pile of discarded clothes, almost as big as a town, in the Atacama Desert of Chile is visible from space, and it is growing, per Space.com. In 2023, a satellite image of the mountain of ...

Outside of a handful of valleys in Antarctica, the Atacama is the driest place on Earth. The inhospitable landscape of sand, bare rock, and salt flats is so extreme and otherworldly that it’s used as ...

The city only sees around 0.76 mm of rainfall per year, though its plant and wildlife life is supported by the moisture of a ...

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 lack of precipitation. The Atacama Desert, in Chile, is the driest non ...

From camel trekking and sandboarding to geodesic domes and yoga retreats, these striking desert destinations offer something ...

Widely considered the driest place on Earth, the Atacama Desert receives less than 15 millimeters (0.6 inches) of rainfall per year, with some weather stations never having recorded any rain at all.

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