Question

the Atacama desert is very dry. give reason​

Answer 1

Answer:

Cold air can't hold as much water vapor as warm air so it dries out any water left in the air. This mix of mountains, winds, and ocean currents combines to make the Atacama incredibly dry. The Atacama is also one of the oldest deserts in the world.

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Answer 2

Answer:

The Atacama Desert can attribute it's astoundingly low precipitation to a combination of several drying factors: subtropical high, a double rain shadow, and the cold ocean current running up the west coast of South America. The second factor is the double rain shadow over the desert.

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