Back-to-Back Winter Storms Blanket Chile's Atacama Desert in Snow

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Two consecutive winter storms in August 2026 deposited snow across northern Chile in an unusually widespread event. The snowfall extended from the Andes mountain range all the way toward the Pacific coast. The Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on Earth, rarely sees such extensive snow coverage. NASA documented the rare meteorological occurrence, highlighting its significance given the region's typically arid conditions.

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