This Is What Happens When Rain Falls On The Earth’s Driest Desert

Wed, 28 Oct 2015 14:41:16 +0300

The Atacama desert in Chile is the driest non-polar desert on Earth, but even this seemingly barren wasteland can burst with life under the right conditions. If the desert experiences heavy rainfall during the Southern Hemisphere’s spring (October, November), the flowers ‘hibernating’ beneath its surface suddenly bloom with an explosion of color, eager to take advantage of the rain.

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This Is What Happens When Rain Falls On The Earth’s Driest Desert