How can the lessons learned from the Atacama inform our understanding of climate change impacts in other vulnerable ecosystems?

Nov 5, 2020 ... In the Yungay region of the Atacama desert, the scientists found the clay layer, a previously unreported habitat for microbial life, is ... Apr 17, 2025 ... Granted, I'm probably not going to be showering in the driest place on Earth again anytime soon, but given how much I struggle with dry skin ... Synopsis: The Atacama Desert of Chile and McMurdo Dry Valleys of Antarctica are the driest deserts in the world. They are so dry and inhospitable that the same ... Dec 15, 2022 ... Some places receive less than 0.09 inches (2 millimeters) of rainfall on average per year, qualifying them to be referred to as hyper-arid deserts. Oct 20, 2022 ... McMurdo Dry Valleys is considered to be the driest place in the world. Atacama Desert is considered the second driest place in the world. Jan 27, 2023 ... Death Valley is famous as the hottest place on earth and driest place in North America. The world record highest air temperature of 134°F (57°C) was recorded ... Nov 14, 2024 ... The Atacama Desert, which runs along the Pacific Coast in Chile, is the driest place on the planet and, largely because of that aridity, hostile to most living ... The driest place on earth is the Atacama Desert in Chile. It is a plateau that occupies a 600 mile strip of the Pacific coast on the western side of Andes ... Mar 1, 2024 ... The Atacama receives almost no water from precipitation, with some parts of the region having not received rain in centuries, making it the ... Jul 13, 2023 ... Most visitors to Death Valley National Park only make it a short distance to any site at the hottest and driest place on Earth before ...