Pink, white flowers. A whole expanse of colors where before there was only the desert. And not just any desert but one of the most famous, that of Atacama in Chile. An unusual flowering is taking place there these days.
Fiori pink,whites. A whole expanse of colors where before there was only the desert. And not a desert any one but one of the most famous, that of Atacama in Chile. There, these days is in progress an unusual flowering.
Tourists and residents flocked to admire the spectacle of the desert strangely in color.
The phenomenon known as "florid desierto" is not very rare but usually occurs every five or seven years, when the rains bathe the earth, favoring the growth of vegetation.
But this flowering arrives only two years after that of 2015. Two years ago, in fact, the one that is considered the driest area on earth was the protagonist of a worrying flowering. The presence of flowers, so many, in the desert was not in fact good news since it was a very vast phenomenon.
In the driest non-polar expanse of the Earth, the rains were abundant to the point of creating the ideal conditions for flowering. desert surface, suddenly came out.
Today, as then, beyond 200 native species of plants have peeped out of the arid earth, with their load of rare colors and scents.
Here are some of the spectacular images posted by visitors on social media:
✨?✨ #desert #atacamadesert #chile #atacama #flowers #girl #relax #relaxtime #intapic #like4like #followme
A post shared by? Fernanda Y Doris? (@ dori.cocina.casera) on Aug 29, 2017 at 03:51 am PDT
#atacama #atacamadesert #desert #flowers #chile
A post shared by Lalli (@vevacasillo) on Aug 29, 2017 at 03:25 am PDT
Early bloomers (rare springtime bloom of flowers in the Atacama desert, one of the driest places on Earth) #flowers #atacamadesert #chile #climatechange ph. #Mario Ruiz /EPA
A post shared by Antonella Bussi (@antobussi) on Aug 29, 2017 at 03:06 am PDT
The Atacama Desert in bloom again, the last flowering dates back to 2015 although on average the phenomenon occurs every five or seven years. Despite the extreme aridity, the desert is home to nearly 1900 animal and plant species, more than a third of which are found only in this region. #atacama #atacamadesert #chile #flowers #pg #photography #amazing #event #spectacular #wow #nature #power #interesting #phenomeno #real # aridity #warming #rainy #rain #raining #sepulveda
A post shared by Riccardo Versari (@in_versamente) on Aug 28, 2017 at 14:58 pm PDT
?A flowery desert? Flowers cover the desert landscape in the #Huasco region. … It is not every year that the #atacama desert in #Chile blooms. It depends on the rains of the year and other weather conditions. The last flowering was in 2015. (27/08/17) ? Martin Bernetti/AFP
A post shared by El Periódico (@elperiodico_cas) on Aug 28, 2017 at 03:14 am PDT
Textures of the #desiertoflorido 2017?⚘???????? #photo @javidiazdvaldes #desiertoflorido2017 #flower #desert #nature #naturaleza #instanature #naturegram #atacama #atacamadesert #northofchile #nortedechile
A post shared by Javiera Díaz de Valdés - Photo (@jaidivaphotography) on Aug 27, 2017 18:19 pm PDT
Pata de guanaco blanca #desiertoflorido #chile #eldesiertoflorece #desert #atacama2017 #atacama #atacamadesert #wildflower #nature #floresdechile #floressilvestreschile #instanature #picoftheday #nofilterneeded #flowersofinstagram #flower #natureaddict #happy #perfect #instapic #beauty #beautiful #color #love
A post shared by Paola Migliorini (@pao_miglio_) on Aug 27, 2017 at 18:18 pm PDT
Flowering desert, August 2017. They say that in September spring breaks in the Atacama. #desiertoflorido #desiertoflorido2017 #llanosdechalle #Chile #desierto #desiertoatacama #flores #naturaleza #desert #Atacamadesert #Chile #flowers #flowerpower #magic #flora #outdoors #floweringdesert #travelchile #discoverchile #plants #cactus #nature #southamerica #flowerporn
A post shared by Lupe Sepulveda (@lupesepulveda) on Aug 27, 2017 at 15:33 pm PDT
Desierto florido, agosto 2017. ?????#atacamadesert #thenorthremembers #colors #flowers #l4l #picoftheday #trip #Chile
A post shared by DanielIgnacio (@danielsotoplaza) on Aug 27, 2017 at 14:27 pm PDT
And if on the one hand botanists and flower lovers are happy to admire colorful expanses, on the other it is legitimate to ask why deserts, even the most arid, flourish.
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Summers of record heat, melting glaciers and higher temperatures at the poles, flowers in the desert. Is it the fault of the changing climate?
Francesca Mancuso
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