Authorities in Chile have said that the plains of Northern Chile will once again be filled with flowers and colors. This year's winter rainfall is setting the stage for a desert bloom in the Atacama desert.

WION Climate Tracker: Chile's Atacama desert flowering season, a climatic phenomenon

In a rare development, few parts of the Atacama desert in Chile, which is generally regarded as the driest place on earth, were under deep snow. Although it snows from time to time in the desert, snowfall this late in August is extremely rare.

Rare snowfall in Atacama desert surprises residents of Chile

The world's most seismic country, Chile has a long Pacific Ocean coastline

Strong 6.2-magnitude quake shakes Chile, no tsunami risk

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