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Rare, Widespread Snow in the Atacama Desert - NASA Science (.gov)

Rare, Widespread Snow in the Atacama Desert - NASA Science (.gov)

Back-to-back winter storms in August 2026 brought snowfall to northern Chile, from the Andes to near the Pacific coast.

In August 2026, back-to-back winter storms left parts of the Atacama Desert in northern Chile covered in a rare blanket of snow. The typically arid region has seen snowfall before, notably in 2025 anโ€ฆ [+3784 chars]

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