ECONOMICS
SCARCITY
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the panhandle of Oklahoma
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the Middle East
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northern Africa
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Atacama Desert
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Detailed explanation-1: -The world’s lowest average yearly precipitation in 0.03” (0.08 cm) during a 59-year period at Arica Chile. Lane notes that no rainfall has ever been recorded at Calama in the Atacama Desert, Chile.
Detailed explanation-2: -From 1570 to 1971, the Atacama had no significant rainfall, and what happened in 1971 was rainfall. The desert responded with an explosion of flowers that brought visitors from around the world then and when it has since recurred.
Detailed explanation-3: -The Atacama is the driest place on earth, other than the poles. It receives less than 1 mm of precipitation each year, and some areas haven’t seen a drop of rain in more than 500 years. Forget “photo-worthy” or “memorable.” The landscapes here inspired Salvador Dalí paintings.
Detailed explanation-4: -The Atacama is well known for being the driest (McKay et al., 2003; Azua-Bustos et al., 2015) and oldest desert on Earth, estimated to be arid of the past 150 million years and hyperarid for the past 15 million years (Pueyo et al., 2001; Houston and Hartley, 2003; Hartley et al., 2005; Rech et al., 2006).
Detailed explanation-5: -The Atacama Desert is well-known for being the driest in the world and this fact is registered in the Guinness World Records.