Atacama desert also known as the Driest Place in the World is located in South America. With an average of 1mm of rainfall a year it will surely give you a different felling in visiting this place. There are evidence that the Atacama desert did not have any rainfall from 1570 to 1971.Becasuse of its weather condition the Atacama desert is being compared with the planet Mars. With their resemblance the desert was used for filming mars scenes in some movies and tv series. If you want to have and idea what the planet Mars loosk like, visit the Atacama desert.
February 13, 2012 The driest place in the world was on yellow alert for flooding. For a place with no rainfall at all this extraordinary.
Because of the unusual rain the rivers have broken their banks and the water flooded some area of the desert.
" It is impressive, I think it is something you don't see everyday," one visitor said.
The locals are advised to evacuate their houses that are near to the rushing water to keep everybody out of danger.
February 13, 2012 The driest place in the world was on yellow alert for flooding. For a place with no rainfall at all this extraordinary.
Because of the unusual rain the rivers have broken their banks and the water flooded some area of the desert.
" It is impressive, I think it is something you don't see everyday," one visitor said.
The locals are advised to evacuate their houses that are near to the rushing water to keep everybody out of danger.
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