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Thursday 10/29/15 at 4:16 PM by Tori Schow

Crazy Colors in Atacama Desert

The Atacama Desert in Chile is most commonly known as the driest place on Earth. Typically, this arid desert is very dry, dusty, and lacks the ability to sustain many plants and/or flowers. Well, not this year! The Atacama Desert is bursting with color and beautiful Malva (or Mallow) flowers! Check out some of the […]

Thursday 04/23/15 at 8:08 AM by Tyler Smith

Calbuco Volcano Erupts in Chile

The Calbuco Volcano erupted in southern Chile yesterday. There are dozens of amazing photos from this eruption. Here is a time lapse of the eruption. Timelapse of Chilean #Calbuco volcano, which has erupted for the first time in 42 years. #Chile #Volcano https://t.co/OMnzgQx2Ly — Robin Lüscher (@bucanero1987) April 23, 2015 Wow ( @Independent @Rob__McCallum […]

Tuesday 03/31/15 at 9:09 AM by Mallory Schnell

Flooding Hits the Driest Place on Earth

The Atacama Desert – known as the driest place on Earth – was hit with heavy thunderstorms last week, causing deadly flooding. Parts of the desert received 0.96 inches of rain last Tuesday, which is equivalent to about 14-years’ worth of rain for this part of the world. In response, the Copiapo River swelled over; this […]