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The Atacama Desert in northern Chile is often called the driest place on Earth, with some weather stations recording no rain for decades. Certain regions of the desert, particularly its hyper-arid core, had no documented rainfall for centuries. This extreme dryness is caused by a combination of factors: the cold Humboldt Current off the coast, the rain shadow effect of the Andes, and persistent high-pressure systems that prevent cloud formation. These conditions make the Atacama one of the closest terrestrial analogues to Mars, often studied by scientists for its similarities to Martian soil and climate.
In 2015, rare rainfall events shocked scientists by briefly transforming parts of the barren desert into blooming fields of pink and purple wildflowers. However, these rains also disrupted fragile microbial ecosystems adapted to aridity, killing up to 85% of native microbial species in some areas. This paradox shows how even life-giving rain can become destructive in such extreme environments.
