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The Sahara (the world's largest and hottest desert, with temperatures reaching 57.6Â°C (136Â°F) and the Atacama (the world's driest desert) on the coast of Chile and the Kalahari in Africa were formed in this way.The Gobi Desert is a cold winter desert and daytime temperatures can drop to -30Â°C (22Â°F).he Sahara (the world's largest and hottest desert, with temperatures reaching 57.6Â°C (136Â°F) and the Atacama (the world's driest desert) on the coast of Chile and the Kalahari in Africa were formed in this way.
The Atacama desert is one of the driest places on Earth. Scientists are searching for traces of microorganisms in this extreme environment. Credit: Carnegie Mellon University. In Northern Chile, a pick-up truck bumps along dusty old mining roads toward the Atacama Desert.ater is necessary for life, but water is so scarce in the Atacama that it is a wonder anything can live there at all. Some parts of the desert have not seen rain for centuries. The desert itself is thought to be between 10 to 15 million years old, making it the oldest desert on Earth.