The ALMA radio telescope array in the Atacama Desert temporarily halted operations after a rare snowfall blanketed the base ...

ALMA's radio telescope array is perched high on the Chajnantor Plateau — a desert plain at 16,800 feet (5,104 m) in Chile's Antofagasta region — typically sees three snowfalls a year.

Chile is rapidly moving to build more power generation capacity, with much of that effort focused on renewable energy ...

Weather data for the Atacama Desert shows that the region's day and nighttime temperatures are now an average of 10 degrees Fahrenheit warmer than they were on June 26. Sure enough, a live view of ...

CHANARAL (Chile), July 1 — In Chile’s arid Atacama, the driest desert in the world, growers and researchers are looking to harness water from the very air itself to grow lettuces and lemons, using a ...

Reuters 18:42 JST, July 2, 2025 CHANARAL, Chile (Reuters) — In Chile’s arid Atacama, the driest desert in the world, growers and researchers are looking to harness water from the very air itself to ...

Repsol is now producing electricity at Antofagasta Phase 1, its largest wind farm to date and one of the largest in Chile. Located in the Taltal commune, in the Antofagasta region, it has a total ...

The Atacama Desert in Chile, the driest in the world, is SNOWY!” the observatory wrote on X. The event was so unprecedented in recent history that it suspended scientific operations at ALMA’s ...

Snowfall in the Atacama Desert in Chile is rare, yet the unexpected winter storm on June 25 blanketed parts of the desert in snow, surprising experts.