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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					Star Wars Day
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					To Roswell, and beyond!
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					It’s showtime for a precious crop
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					Adorably evolutionary sea sheep
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					The Battle of the Bulge 75 years later
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					It s International Jazz Day
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					Huntington Beach Pier, California, at sunset
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					Golden Gate Bridge, San Francisco, California
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					National Garden Week begins today
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					The monsoon arrives in the desert
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					World Meteorological Day
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					Gaztelugatxe at sunset, Basque Country, Spain
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					It’s Penguin Awareness Day
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					Welcome to the drainpipe of the Pacific
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					Of balloons and lost pantaloons
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					Bridge of Hillsborough County
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					Flying high on National Bird Day
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					New Years Eve in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil
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					Autumn in the cypress swamp
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					Winter in the Wild West
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					Earth Day
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					Impala in Moremi Game Reserve, Botswana
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					Carlsbad Caverns National Park in New Mexico
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					Glen Brittle, Isle of Skye, Scotland
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					Floating market, Kaptai Lake, Bangladesh
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					Happy winter solstice!
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					Penguin Awareness Day
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					Tambopata National Reserve, Peru
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					National Park Week: Olympic National Park, Washington
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