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Rare Blanket of Snow Falls in Chile's Atacama, the World's Driest Desert
Last week, astronomers stationed at the Atacama Large Millimeter/submillimeter Array (ALMA) Observatory in northern Chile ...
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Rare Snowfall Freezes Operations at ALMA Telescope in Atacama
The Atacama Desert, the driest place on Earth, has been covered in an unexpected layer of snow. In this area, rain is ...
Rare snowfall in Atacama Desert forces the world's most powerful radio telescope into 'survival mode'
The ALMA radio telescope array in the Atacama Desert temporarily halted operations after a rare snowfall blanketed the base ...
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Record cold snap in Argentina, Chile and Uruguay leaves at least 15 people dead, causes power outages
Record low temperatures were recorded as far south as Chile's Atacama Desert, where snow fell for the first time in a decade, ...
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Rare Desert Snowfall Forces ALMA Observatory to Pause Operations
When science organizations in the United States, Europe, and Japan dreamed up a new, ultra-powerful millimeter and ...
Snow cloaks Atacama, the world's driest desert
Residents of the world's driest desert, the Atacama in northern Chile, woke up Thursday to a jaw-dropping spectacle: its ...
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Snow Blankets Atacama, the World’s Driest Desert, in Rare Weather Event
Snow covered Chile's Atacama Desert, offering a rare sight of winter in a place with almost nonexistent rainfall and normally ...
Driest place on Earth blanked by rare snowfall in Chile. See winter wonderland
The Atacama Desert of Chile is largely considered the driest place on Earth, but recently saw the moon-like landscape blanketed in snow. Jared Verdi via Unsplash Nestled between the Andes Mountains ...
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Snow fall in driest desert in world
Snow has fallen in Chile's Atacama Desert — the driest desert in the world — creating a surreal and rare natural spectacle, ...
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Rare snow in Chile’s Atacama Desert stuns observers | Fort Worth Star-Telegram
The Atacama Desert of Chile is largely considered the driest place on Earth, but recently saw the moon-like landscape blanketed in snow. Jared Verdi via Unsplash Nestled between the Andes ...
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Rare snow in Chile’s Atacama Desert stuns observers | Sacramento Bee
The Atacama Desert of Chile is largely considered the driest place on Earth, but recently saw the moon-like landscape blanketed in snow. Jared Verdi via Unsplash Nestled between the Andes ...
Snow cloaks Chile’s Atacama, world’s driest desert
Expert says climate modelling has shown this type of event will likely become more frequent. Read more at straitstimes.com.