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EXTREME WEATHER -Driest and wettest By: Reet Mukesh.

• For a vareity of reasons. the wettest and driest locations on earth are fascinating. • The desert biome covers one third of the planet's surface, which is so arid that only a few spieces of particularly adapted plants and animals can surive there..

• The Atacama Desert is a high platue in Chile. a nation in South America. • The Atacama desert is reputed to be the oldest place on earth and the driest non- polar location in the planet. • The annual average rainfall is roughly 15 mm, while some places only get 1-3 mm. • Despite the Atacama being known for its aridity according to certain meteorological sensors. it is not the driest spot on earth..

• • • • The fact that the driest region on earth is found In Antarctica which is generally thought of as a continent of snow and ice. There is really a sizable mountainous region that is nearly totally free of ice and snow The Dry Valleys are a desert located inside the sizable ice-free area which has extreme low humidity. The condition of this are is similar to the condition on Mars.

• The wettest area on the planet. is saturated with downpours that fill the streams and rivers to overflowing and sometimes beyond- • The yearly average rainfall in Meghalaya, India. is around 1 1 meters.Even in the driest months of year. the average precipitation in 60 mm. • Monsoons bring tourists to the area. • People want to view the flowing water, cascading waterfalls. and lush vegetation —even if they have to stand beneath an umbrella. l'.

• Mawsynram in Meghalaya is the wettest spot on earth. receiving about 12m of rain each year on average. • The settlement is located in the mountains and is in the line of warm breezes that rainy clouds from the Bay of Bengal. • In the smaller zone,the winds are forced together. concentrating thier moisture on the hamlet..

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