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- How a desert bloomed in the driest place on earth | Chile https://www.theguardian.com/world/2022/oct/29/desert-bloomed-in-chile-atacama-driest-place-on-earth 2 comments environment
- Coldest, driest, calmest place on Earth found http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/32635049/ns/technology_and_science-science/ 14 comments science
- The search for the best observatory site in the world has lead to the discovery of what is thought to be the coldest, driest, calmest place on Earth http://spacefellowship.com/2009/09/01/astronomers-find-world%E2%80%99s-best-astronomical-observing-site/ 18 comments science
- The driest place on Earth: drier than Antarctica, the Atacama desert is almost entirely sterile. No plants, not even bacteria -- meat left out for years doesn't even decay in the heat. http://news.softpedia.com/news/the-driest-place-on-earth-atacama-desert-55456.shtml 72 comments reddit.com
- A unique rainfall event is currently unfolding across the Sahara desert, one of the driest places on Earth. The amount of rainfall might not seem large by normal standards, but a large part of the Sahara will get well over 500% of normal monthly rainfall in September https://www.dailykos.com/stories/2024/9/6/2268120/-Monsoon-Rain-is-falling-the-Sahara-Desert 31 comments environment
- It may be one of the driest places on Earth -- a brutal, alien landscape where life seems impossible. But Chile's massive Atacama desert is a unique and fragile ecosystem that experts say is being threatened by piles of trash dumped there from around the world https://www.france24.com/en/live-news/20221125-chile-s-unique-atacama-desert-sullied-by-world-s-junk 11 comments environment
- Scientists develop new frost-reduction technology that could be employed on airplane wings and windshields. The technology, which limits the growth of frost, was inspired by the Namib Desert beetle, famous for its ability to survive and collect water in one of the hottest and driest places on Earth. http://www.upi.com/science_news/2016/01/22/new-frost-reduction-technology-inspired-by-desert-beetle/2251453489241/?spt=sec&or=sn 6 comments science