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- Upcycled clothes collection inspires to break the pattern Thu, 29 Sep 22, 4:30amElectrolux and Rave Review teamed up to help with the throwaway fashion waste crisis by inspiring people to keep their clothes longer. Electrolux is a Swedish home appliance brand who hope to inspire people to break this...
- Explore the worlds driest desert at these eco-friendly geodomes Fri, 28 Sep 18, 12:30amOn the coastal edge of northern Chile’s Atacama Desert sits the Piedras Bayas BeachCamp, sustainable lodgings that offer a low-impact stay in the world’s driest desert...
- Atacama 'alien' skeleton's identity revealed by genetic testing Sat, 24 Mar 18, 3:40amGenetic testing has revealed the true identity of an exceptional mummy found in Chile's Atacama Desert, a skeleton so strange that some have claimed it as evidence of alien life...
- Chile’s plan to build a hydroelectric plant in the desert is actually brilliant Sat, 12 Dec 15, 6:00amIf you were to picture the optimal spot for building a hydroelectric power plant, I’ll bet the middle of a desert would not be your first choice. Yet, the Chilean energy company Valhalla has decided the Atacama Desert is...
- El Niño causes thousands of flowers to bloom in Chile’s Atacama Desert Tue, 3 Nov 15, 4:27amIn an average year, one would be hard pressed to find a more barren landscape than Chile's Atacama Desert. The world's driest non-polar desert, the usually barren Atacama is experiencing a dramatic transformation this year,...
- El Niño induces beautiful blooming in Atacama desert Tue, 3 Nov 15, 1:27amIn an average year, one would be hard pressed to find a more barren landscape than Chile's Atacama Desert. The world's driest non-polar desert, the usually barren Atacama is experiencing a dramatic transformation this year,...
- Snowfall in South America Fri, 30 Aug 13, 3:20pmBy using the keywords nieve and neve (instead of snow) many interesting articles can be found on the Internet Guest essay by Argiris Diamantis Snowfall, like the present snowfall in South America, can be considered to be...
- Mist Tree Tower Harvests Water from Fog in Chile’s Atacama Desert Sat, 16 Mar 13, 2:00amRead the rest of Mist Tree Tower Harvests Water from Fog in Chile’s Atacama Desert Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "skyscraper competition", architecture competition, atacama desert, Atacama...
- Mist Tree Tower Uses Fog to Provide Water to Chile’s Atacama Desert Sat, 16 Mar 13, 2:00amRead the rest of Mist Tree Tower Uses Fog to Provide Water to Chile’s Atacama Desert Permalink | Add to del.icio.us | digg Post tags: "skyscraper competition", architecture competition, atacama desert, Atacama...
- Earth’s entire thermal infrared spectrum observed Sat, 16 Jun 12, 4:32amFrom AGU highlights, interesting, but readers should note that this is one point on Earth in Chile, not a summation of the atmospheric absorption, emission, and transmission of infrared radiation for the entire globe...
- Towering Fog Garden Harvests Water From Thin Air Tue, 25 Oct 11, 9:24amFog is moisture. And in some places in the world, it’s the only kind of moisture. This is true in the Atacama Desert — the world’s driest desert — which runs along the west coast of South America through...
- Driest place on Earth: Atacama desert in Chile buried under feet of snow Thu, 7 Jul 11, 7:10pmWeather Post by Dr. Ryan Maue The Atacama desert in Chile described as the driest place on Earth just got walloped by an extreme cold front (climate change) and was buried in snow. From NDTV: (with video coverage) According...