What does the Atacama tell us about the resilience and limits of life?

Antarctica is the driest continent; it is almost entirely desert. Very little snow or rain falls on the continent, but because it is so cold, the small ... California's Death Valley National Park is the hottest and driest place on earth and also home to the Western Hemisphere's lowest point. It's home to a wide ... 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. Located in the Mojave Desert of California, Death Valley is one of the hottest and driest places on Earth. It holds the record for the highest recorded air ... May 13, 2018 ... It looked like a gigantic piece of sandpaper. While the composition of the Uyuni flats is primarily salt, the salt flat in the Atacama is a mix ... Aug 24, 2017 ... After intense and unexpected rain fell in the north of Chile, parts of the usually arid Atacama desert have turned into a carpet of flowers. Jul 5, 2015 ... The Driest Place on Earth. The Atacama desert is the driest place on earth! It's also one of the hottest locations on the planet as well. There ... Oct 31, 2022 ... The Atacama Desert is the driest non-polar desert in the world, averaging about 2 millimeters (0.08 inches) of rainfall per year. Jan 15, 2024 ... The Atacama Desert has an extremely arid climate, making it one of the driest places on Earth. It is characterized by very low precipitation and ...