In Chile flourished the most arid desert in the world
The Atacama is considered the driest place on Earth, but even here can grow flowers. Witness the rare phenomenon were residents of Chile.
Torrential rains that hit the region in winter, led to the fact that in August the desert was covered with white flowers. Local authorities in connection with this event expected influx of tourists into the country, reports the Metro.
“My planet” told how in 2015 because of spring rains, the Atacama desert bloom pink flowers in October. More than 200 kinds of different colors then decorated the desert.
As noted by the Director of the National service of tourism in the Atacama Daniel Diaz, desert previously bloomed after the rains, but the intensity of flowering this year is unprecedented. The reason he was called “El niño” and climate change.
The Atacama desert is on the West coast of South America, in Chile. Peruvian current cools the lower atmosphere and creates a temperature inversion that prevents the precipitation (less than 50 mm per year).
This is the most arid place of Earth — for four centuries here there was no precipitation. The desert is rich in deposits of nitrate, borax, iodine, salt, and copper.
