How does the tectonic history of the Andes relate to the Atacama's dryness?

The Driest Place on Earth · Sign up for Poem-a-Day · More by this poet · Panoramic View · Back in Seaside · Our Lady of the Flood · Footer. poets. Mar 15, 2009 ... In Chile, where water rights are private property and not a public resource, agricultural producers and mining companies siphon off rivers ... 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 ... The Atacama Desert is the driest nonpolar desert in the world, and the second driest overall, behind some specific spots within the McMurdo Dry Valleys. Feb 20, 2025 ... In the driest place on Earth, water hides in plain sight. A low-tech solution could help a rapidly growing city in Chile's Atacama Desert. It may provide clues to where to look for life on other, seemingly barren, planets.Chile's Atacama Desert is the driest, oldest and deadest desert on earth. Yet ... Mar 30, 2023 ... The Atacama Desert is famous for being the driest place on Earth. Some areas have not seen any rain for over 500 years until most recently. May 21, 2017 ... 98: A place on Earth as dry as Mars with Dr. Azua-Bustos ... Dr. Antarctica is the coldest, windiest, harshest continent, and with little precipitation (roughly 2 inches per year) is the driest place on earth. 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 ...