Rare storms temporarily create lakes in the Sahara desert, revealing surprising moisture pathways and climate connections.

Stretching across northern Chile and southern Peru, the Atacama is the driest non-polar desert on the planet ... of baobab trees" and "ephemeral lakes", the sandy savannah plays host to an ...

As a plane soars over the high desert of southern Peru, the dull pale sameness of the rocks and sand organize and change form. Distinct white lines gradually evolve from tan and rust-red.