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Rains could bring a vast bloom to Chile’s Atacama

Summarised by Spiced Kopi · 25 October 2026, 05:23 UTC ·11 sec listen

Rare El Niño rains were expected to turn Chile’s Atacama Desert into a wildflower carpet spanning about 17,000 square kilometres, with more than 200 plant species. The region is Earth’s driest nonpolar desert, making the forecast bloom especially striking.

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