Tag: “The Darkness” blows in from the Pacific to the edge of the Atacama Desert

In Chile, world’s driest desert slakes thirst with fog

by Mathilde BELLENGER ALTO PATACHE , Chile (AFP) — Every morning at dawn, a thick mist known as “The Darkness” blows in from the Pacific to the edge of the Atacama Desert, the most arid place in the world. After tantalizing the northern Chilean desert with the promise of moisture, the mist evaporates in the sun, leaving the heat to bake the stark lunar landscape. But the South American country is researching how to use […]