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8 November 2026

A desert stirs to life: Chile's Atacama erupts in its biggest floral display in decades

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Source reporting: NPR News

A desert stirs to life: Chile's Atacama erupts in its biggest floral display in decades

El Niño rains have transformed Chile's Atacama Desert into a spectacular sea of color, awakening a fleeting ecosystem of flowers and wildlife in one of the driest places on Earth. (Image credit: Tamara Merino for NPR)

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