On the other hand, every few years, an unusually rainy period can produce "super blooms," where even the Atacama becomes blanketed in wildflowers. Desert plants may have to go without fresh water ...

Notably, the Atacama Desert receives rainfall only a few times in a year. It also experiences intense sun and heat conditions ...

In the study “Photovoltaic power resource at the Atacama Desert under climate change ... with dozens of large scale utility solar plants having come online there during the past decade ...

One study has found that Paranal, located in Chile’s Atacama Desert, has the darkest skies of any major astronomical research site. That would change if the plant, called INNA, is built.

Workshops for guests include teaching about the region’s medicinal plants, local ceramics and ... "There is no place on earth quite like the Atacama desert,” explains Oliver Ripley, Our ...

The Atacama Desert in Chile is home to some of the most ... is planning to build hydrogen and ammonia production plants, an industrial port, and thousands of generators over an area of 3,000 ...

The clarity of Chilean skies in the Atacama Desert may be in jeopardy given a ... and hydrogen production plants, in addition to several electricity generation units near Paranal.

Most Atacama tourists are drawn to the north of the desert, to San Pedro de Atacama ... It is amazing that not only animals but also 200 endemic plant species can flourish in a place with so ...

Horálek Much of the success of the observatory comes as a result of the clear, dark skies of the Atacama. The desert's arid climate ... and hydrogen production plants. The ESO is urging AES ...

The ideal time to see the cacti bloom in deserts is usually from late March to early May. This timeframe can shift a bit ...