It"s not every day you see a desert burst into colors, but during a superbloom, arid land is covered with endless stretches of flowers. This rare phenomenon happens in California and Arizona when the rainy season awakens wildflower seeds that have been lying dormant in the soil. Superblooms in California typically occur once a decade, but prolonged droughts in the 21st century have made them increasingly less frequent. Drawing attention to California"s diverse flora and rural federal lands, this event offers a temporary boost to local economies.
Superbloom in Carrizo Plain National Monument, California
Today in History
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Happy Thanksgiving
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St. James Tidal Pool, Cape Town, South Africa
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La Brecha de Rolando (Rolands Breach), Spain
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Women s suffrage at 100
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A tree amid the Tetons
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World Whale Day
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National Merry-Go-Round Day
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Sonoma Coast State Park, California
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Le Beaujolais nouveau est arrivé!
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Amber Fort, Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
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That bill s just not going to fit
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A new tradition in London
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Honoring some real heroes of World War II
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Vineyards in the Mosel Valley, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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International Roller Coaster Day
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Earth at Perihelion
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International Womens Day
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Blue-footed booby, Galápagos Islands
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Preveli Gorge
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Snow on the temple
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Thorrablot: The Icelandic midwinter festival
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International Day for Biological Diversity
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Oh, to sleep under the northern lights
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Spotted owlet, Bangkok, Thailand
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Lion cubs, South Africa
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Happy New Year!
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Hey neighbor, it s World Space Week!
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Notre-Dame Cathedral reopens
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Jazzed for Mardi Gras
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Burrowing owls
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