Atacama Desert’s center dried out 20 million years earlier than previously thought — before the Andes formed
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According to Live Science, scientists have revised the timeline for the Atacama Desert's formation. The center of this famously barren Chilean region dried out more than 40 million years ago — well before the Andes Mountains rose. This pushes back the desert's origins by 20 million years.
Source: https://www.livescience.com/planet-earth/atacama-deserts-...
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