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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Ancient til trees in Fanal Forest, Madeira, Portugal
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An aviation celebration
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St. Paul Winter Carnival
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Indigenous Peoples Day
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Glacial rivers in Iceland
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Entoloma hochstetteri mushroom at Lake Mahinapua, New Zealand
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International Sloth Day
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Overlooking the Douro
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Looking for peace on the precipice
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National Find a Rainbow Day
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Meet the slowest flirt in the animal world
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Rapa Nui National Park, Easter Island, Chile
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Wahclella Falls, Oregon
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Visiting Ahch-To on Star Wars Day
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Our Lady of the Rocks
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Montreux, Switzerland, and all that jazz
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Happy Fathers Day!
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Boating on the Bojo
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Desert rose of Qatar
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A valley view at 9,000 feet
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Salzburg, Austria
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Happy trees = Clean air
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Every day is Napping Day for this screech owl
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Happy World Laughter Day
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Shakespeare Day
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Cherry blossom season in Tokyo
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Indian Independence Day
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Pont Alexandre III, Paris, France
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Monarch butterflies, Pismo Beach, California
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Manatee Awareness Month
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