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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It’s Opening Day for Major League Baseball
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A place called ‘Peace’ in India
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The borrowed days are here
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Rising up from the black sand like rock gods
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Northern coast of Colombia
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Manatee Appreciation Day
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South Stack Lighthouse, Holy Island, Wales
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Peggys Point Lighthouse, Atlantic Coast, Nova Scotia, Canada
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Irohazaka road
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A plot was afoot
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Greece celebrates its independence
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Church of Notre Dame de Bon-Port, Les Sables-dOlonne, France
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National Moth Week
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Black grouse males, Estonia
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Canada Day
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Hungarian Parliament Building, Budapest, Hungary
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Bangkok, Thailand
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Art Basel Miami Beach
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Racing toward history
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Happy 50th for the National Trails System!
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Blue walls of Chefchaouen, Morocco
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Women s suffrage at 100
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Dancing in The Nutcracker
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Manatee Awareness Month
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It s World Poetry Day
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Serra de Tramuntana, Majorca, Spain
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Macro photograph of a migrant hawker dragonfly
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Siblings Day
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World Migratory Bird Day
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A picture-perfect day on Trillium
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The globe skimmers return
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Vineyards in the Mosel Valley, Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany
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A river runs through rice fields
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Staircase of turquoise pools
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International Day of Peace
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World Jellyfish Day
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‘You should see the one that got away!’
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Mam Tor, Derbyshire, England
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