El Niño turns the world's most arid desert into a blossomed carpet

Saturday, October 31st 2015 - 06:26 UTC

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One of the driest places on Earth has blossomed after some unusual rain earlier this year. The Atacama Desert, primarily located in Chile along the Pacific Ocean, is flush with flowers after relatively heavy precipitation in March and August fell in the drought-stricken region. Read full article

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falklandlad
A fantastic and stunningly beautiful transformation.
Oct 31st, 2015 - 10:43 am - Link - Report abuse 0
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Mendoza Canadian
Not a wonder we have had such a bad spring.
Oct 31st, 2015 - 12:26 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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DennisA
“this time brought about by El Niño and climate change”.”

The obligatory reference to “climate change”. Mention of El Nino was sufficient.
Oct 31st, 2015 - 03:02 pm - Link - Report abuse 0
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