Explore one of the world's driest regions and learn why parts of Chile's Atacama Desert never see rainfall

Name: Explore one of the world's driest regions and learn why parts of Chile's Atacama Desert never see rainfall
Uploaded: 2020-02-24T08:00:00
Duration: 21 s
Description: Atacama Desert, Chile.

Atacama Desert, Chile.

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Transcript

NARRATOR: Along the coastline of northern Chile lies the Atacama Desert, one of the driest regions in the world. Due in part to the effects of the Peru Current, there are areas in the Atacama Desert where no rainfall has ever been recorded.