We have had particular interest in recent current events in Chile, due to the impact they are having on places we have been as recently as 3 weeks ago!
In my previous post about the Atacama, I talked about how "the annual rainfall (or lack of it) defines a desert, but that doesn't mean that it never rains in Atacama. Every so often a warming effect over the Pacific Ocean around the equator changes the weather the world over and even places like the driest desert in the world can become doused with drenching storms." One such of those storms has been pounding the Atacama Region this past week. It's incredible to watch the footage of streets we walked, towns we visited, and landmarks we recognize be completely submerged and turned into torrential muddy rivers where only dry sand and red dirt existed just a few short weeks ago.
In my previous post about the Atacama, I talked about how "the annual rainfall (or lack of it) defines a desert, but that doesn't mean that it never rains in Atacama. Every so often a warming effect over the Pacific Ocean around the equator changes the weather the world over and even places like the driest desert in the world can become doused with drenching storms." One such of those storms has been pounding the Atacama Region this past week. It's incredible to watch the footage of streets we walked, towns we visited, and landmarks we recognize be completely submerged and turned into torrential muddy rivers where only dry sand and red dirt existed just a few short weeks ago.
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