The incredible road that's the 'world's highest' at 19,000ft near a volcano
At an incredible 5,800 metres (19,000ft) above sea level, this road has been declared the world's highest and climbs up the ...
Yahoo12 天
Work progresses on giant telescope in Chile's Atacama Desert
ESO's Extremely Large Telescope construction at Atacama desert in Chile ...
pv magazine International1 年
Assessing the future PV potential of the world’s sunniest region
Researchers in Spain have investigated how climate change may possibly impact solar power generation in the world’s region with the highest solar radiation levels – the Atacama desert in ...
Newsweek1 个月
Desert Megaproject Threatens World's Best Stargazing
This megaproject, which was proposed in December by U.S. power company AES Corporation's AES Andes subsidiary, may be built in Chile's Atacama Desert. The Atacama is famed for its pitch-black ...
scmp.com2 年
Mega earthquake, tsunami hit Chile’s Atacama Desert some 3,800 years ago
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 ...