Researchers in Chile are launching a project to combat water scarcity in the Atacama Desert by setting up fog ... As these moisture-laden clouds pass through, they offer a crucial potential ...

The city of Alto Hospicio, in Chile’s Atacama Desert, is one of the driest places ... But Alto Hospicio, like so many other coastal cities, is rich in an untapped water resource: fog.

Most Atacama tourists are drawn to the north of the desert, to San Pedro de Atacama ... Current from Antarctica prevents rain clouds from forming on the coast. But there has always been life ...