El Niño rains turn Chile's Atacama Desert into a sea of flowers in its biggest display in decades

Summary

El Niño rains have transformed Chile's Atacama Desert, one of the driest places on Earth, into a spectacular sea of color. The rains have awakened a fleeting ecosystem of flowers and wildlife, with the bloom described as the biggest floral display in decades.

Timeline

1. NPR

   8 Nov 2026, 11:00 UTCSource ↗

   NPR reports that El Niño rains have transformed Chile's Atacama Desert into a spectacular sea of color, awakening a fleeting ecosystem of flowers and wildlife in one of the driest places on Earth.