Chile’s Flowering Desert could return with intensity unseen since 1997
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- Recent rainfall in Chile’s Coquimbo and Atacama regions has begun activating seeds and bulbs buried beneath the soil.
- The conditions could produce an exceptionally intense Flowering Desert in 2026, comparable to the 1997 event.
Northern Chile’s Flowering Desert could return in 2026 with an intensity not seen since the memorable phenomenon of 1997.
Recent rains in the Coquimbo and Atacama regions have begun activating the reserve of seeds and bulbs that remains beneath the ground.
If conditions continue to support the bloom, the desert could once again transform on an exceptional scale.
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Originally published by BioBioChile in Spanish. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.
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