A Sea of Flowers in the Desert: the Rains Transform the Atacama Into a Garden
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The rains related to El Niño have awakened seeds and bulbs remaining dormant under the soil of the desert of Atacama, Chile, making appear expanses of flowers in one of the most arid regions of the planet. The rare phenomenon, known as "flowered desert," occurs only when sufficient precipitation falls and attracts visitors and photographers from all over the country. "There are other deserts that bloom after the rains, but the extension and vari…
Deserts are usually associated with endless sandy expanses, extreme temperatures, and sparse vegetation. However, the Atacama Desert in Chile sometimes completely refutes this notion. Stretching more than 1,000 kilometers in northern Chile, west of the Andes, the Atacama is the driest non-polar place on the planet. Its alien landscape, dry soil, and extremely sparse microbial life are among the reasons the region has been used to test equipment …
The rains related to the weather phenomenon have bloomed numerous plants in the dry region, attracting visitors and photographers. The article Chile, the desert of Atacama blooms thanks to El Niño comes from The Truth.
Winter precipitation activated the seed bank in the north, but the natural spectacle hangs by a thread. The authorities set the mandatory rules that every driver and pedestrian must respect in order not to wipe out the fertile soil.
In northern Chile, María Fernanda Pérez and Ana María Mujica, of the Catholic University of Chile, have been studying for several years the spectacular blooms that follow some exceptional rains in Atacama, a phenomenon described on the university site. Under this apparently sterile soil, burned by the sun and almost deprived of water, seeds can wait years before sprouting. This is how the flowery desert appears, when sufficient rains awaken almo…
Due to the unusually high rains of this year, the flowering desert is expected to reach an extension and historical density. If you plan to travel to the Atacama Region, here we give you all the key information.During the flowery desert, the flower for guanaco tints extensive extensions of pink tones.The flowery desert is a unique natural spectacle, in which normally arid areas of northern Chile are dyed with pink, purple, white and yellow tones…
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