A stunning seaside city is one of the driest places on earth, seeing less than a centimetre of rain annually. Arica, a port city in northern Chile, is part of the Atacama Desert, the driest non ...

Researchers in Chile are launching a project to combat water scarcity in the Atacama Desert by setting up fog collectors in and around Alto Hospicio. These fog collectors will be used in practical ...

The dark skies of Chile's Atacama Desert are perfect for skywatching, especially when a parade of six planets and a comet grace the night sky all at once. In February 2025, conditions were just ...

Some 3,800 years ago a massive 9.5-magnitude earthquake and subsequent tsunami with waves as high as 20 metres (66 feet) slammed the coastline of Chile’s Atacama Desert, the world’s driest ...

Interior minister Rodrigo Penailillo said that a state of catastrophe had been declared and armed forces had been ordered to co-ordinate support operations Heavy rains in Chile's northern desert ...