Dear MEL School’s Topic Readers,
14 years worth of rain in one day triggers
deadly flooding in driest place on Earth
You probably know of or have heard of
Atacama Desert in Chili. It is famous as the driest place on earth. Rain falls
only when powerful southern fronts break into the subsidence area. That’s what exactly
happened at an extreme level on March 24th. Fourteen-year worth of
rain poured just in one day, which caused severe flooding to a desert town
which is totally vulnerable to such water.
The cold front seemed to have been enhanced
by unusually warm ocean water temperatures that had been caused by El Nino
event.
Enjoy reading and seeing the video footage
of the unusual flooding in the driest place.
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