aridity
Example Sentences
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Officials have long warned that continued climate change could whipsaw California between precipitation extremes, with the state trending toward aridity, interspersed with exceptionally wet years.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 5, 2025
Dating to between 12,800 and 11,400 years ago, the engravings correspond to a time when temporary lakes and rivers reappeared after centuries of extreme aridity.
From Science Daily • Oct. 11, 2025
The desert's extreme aridity makes it one of the clearest places on Earth to view the night sky and is famous for being home to the largest radio telescope in the world.
From BBC • Oct. 10, 2025
Unsustainable land use also contributes to the aridity problem, with frogs frequently suffering as humans develop their homes for commercial, residential and other uses.
From Salon • Oct. 22, 2024
The mind is beset by light and space, the kinesthetic novelty of aridity, high temperature, and wind.
From "Into the Wild" by Jon Krakauer
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
