**One of Earth’s Driest Deserts Just Turned White**
By Kathryn Hansen, NASA Earth Observatory - Published on 11 September 2026
In August 2026, a series of powerful winter storms transformed parts of northern Chile’s Atacama Desert, covering the famously dry landscape in an unusual layer of snow. Snow is not unheard of in the Atacama. Significant falls occurred in 2025 and, before that, in 2011. But one of the August 2026 storms stood out because [...]
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By Kathryn Hansen, NASA Earth Observatory - Published on 11 September 2026
In August 2026, a series of powerful winter storms transformed parts of northern Chile’s Atacama Desert, covering the famously dry landscape in an unusual layer of snow. Snow is not unheard of in the Atacama. Significant falls occurred in 2025 and, before that, in 2011. But one of the August 2026 storms stood out because [...]
Read more: https://scitechdaily.com/one-of-earths-driest-deserts-just-turned-white/
#scienceNews #tech #news #science #Earth #AtacamaDesert #Geography