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The prevailing winds are from the east and the tall Andes Mountains prevent any moisture from the Atlantic Ocean and Amazon basin from reaching the area. The Coastal Range prevents any moisture from the Pacific from reaching the Atacama. Rain does fall in some parts of the desert but it amounts to little more than a sprinkle.
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Victoria Cormier
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∙ 9y ago1.) The high Andes Mountains to the east that block moisture from the Amazon Basin and Atlantic Ocean from reaching the Atacama.
2.) The coastal mountain ranges that prevent Pacific moisture from reaching the desert.
3.) The cold Humboldt Current in the Pacific brings cold water to the coastline that has little evaporation.
4.) A perpetual inversion layer hangs over the desert. The upper atmosphere is warmer than the surface air. This prevents convection that could form rain clouds.
5.) Even when there is evaporation from the Pacific, the prevailing winds are from the east and the moisture is blown in a westerly direction, away from the desert.
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∙ 13y agoThe Andes Mountains are preventing clouds from getting there.
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∙ 8y agoThe Andes Mountains to the east block moisture from the Atlantic Ocean from reaching the area forming a rain shadow desert. The rain falls instead in the Amazon Basin east of the mountains.
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What is the name of a desert that has no rains?
The Atacama and the Antarctic Deserts rarely receive precipitation.
How flood can be avoided?
By moving to the Atacama desert where it never rains.
Does the Atacama Desert experience physical weathering or chemical weathering?
Since it rarely rains in the Atacama, nearly all weathering would be physical weathering caused by the wind.
Where it rains the least?
Chile, in South America in the Atacama Desert and Antarctica are the driest deserts on earth.
When is the first time it rained on Atacama Desert?
It usually rains somewhere in the Atacama every year. The amount is little more than a sprinkle and some areas of the desert have not experienced any rainfall in historic times.
What deserts do not have rainfall recorded?
Antarctica and the Atacama Desert receive little rainfall.
What region of the earth near the equator receive the most solar energy?
The Atacama desert
What is the average rainfall for the Atacama Desert?
The Atacama desert is not very humid at all. The Atacama desert is the driest place on the earth. Some locations, however, receive a marine fog known locally as the camanchaca, that provides sufficient moisture for hypolithic algae, lichens and even some cacti to grow. Some animals, particularly insects, are able to harvest this moisture which allows them to survive in this harsh climate.However, there are some areas in the Atacama which receive little rainfall each year but maintain a high humidity due to the proximity of the Pacific Ocean. Arica, for example, receives less than 1 mm of precipitation per year but has an average humidity of nearly 75%.
What is unique about the Atacama?
The Atacama receives virtually no rain as opposed to other deserts around the world that do receive some precipitation. There are some parts of the Atacama that have not measured any rain since records have been kept, going back over 400 years.
Who much rain has fallen in the Atacama Desert?
The Atacama Desert is one of the few deserts on Earth that does not receive any rain.Another Answer:The above statement is not exactly true. While there are areas of the desert that have not measured any rainfall in historic times, some areas may receive a millimeter or two of precipitation each year. Generally, the Atacama receives less than 1/4 inch of rain per year.
How do the people of Atacama desert harvest couds?
In some areas of the Atacama that receive dense fog from the Pacific Ocean, they have conducted experiments with equipment that can condense liquid water from fog with some success.
What desert is too dry?
Both the Antarctic Desert and the Atacama Desert are exceedingly dry and receive virtually no precipitation.
