How does the soundscape of the Atacama differ from more humid environments?

Jul 14, 2011 ... This is usually one of the driest places on Earth but, during the storm of July 2011, very heavy rain fell and led to some localised flooding of ... Apr 20, 2017 ... Few places are as hostile to life as Chile's Atacama Desert. It's the driest place on Earth, and only the hardiest microbes survive there. Jul 24, 2024 ... Over in Africa, Aswan in Egypt takes the title of having the driest air of any city on the continent, counting 356.58 days of dry air in 2023. Jan 18, 2022 ... Source: Geophysical Research Letters. In the enduring dryness of the Atacama Desert in northern Chile where the average rainfall is as low as 5 ... 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 ... Mar 3, 2015 ... In this week's Maphead, Ken Jennings uncovers a Chilean desert where rainfall is nearly non-existent—and yet plant life is thriving ... Apr 17, 2025 ... I traveled 4500 miles to Atacama, Chile to put the 24-hour moisture claims to the test. Feb 21, 2024 ... Death Valley is well-known as the hottest place on Earth and the driest place in North America and is essentially a dry salt flat. Manly ... Jan 19, 2018 ... The driest place on Earth is in Antarctica (which is the Earth's driest continent), in an area called the Dry Valleys. The Valleys' extreme ... 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.