One of Earth’s Driest Places Was Just Covered in Snow
Two recent storms brought snow from the Andes to the Pacific coast, and ALMA entered protective survival mode, officials said.
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The Atacama Desert in Chile, known as one of the driest regions in the world, has turned white following a series of storms. This unusual weather event in August quickly transformed the desert's brown and arid landscape into a white landscape.
One of Earth’s driest places was just covered in snow
Rare storms covered huge stretches of Chile’s Atacama Desert in snow and dumped extraordinary amounts of rain on one of the driest regions on Earth. The extreme weather shut down observatories, triggered damaging floods and mudflows, and unfolded against the backdrop of a strengthening El Niño.
Rare winter storms covered with snow areas stretched from the Atacama desert of Chile in August 2026, snow reaching from Andes, crossing one of the most arid regions on Earth and close to...
In August 2026, the northern part of Chile was at the epicenter of a powerful series of winter storms that brought extremely heavy snowfall to the Atacama Desert.
Snow in the Atacama Desert covered extensive areas in August, arrived near the Pacific and affected observatories.
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