aridity

Example Sentences

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But it isn’t just the heat—it’s the aridity.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 11, 2026

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

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

A recent study in the journal Nature Climate Change found that severe increases in aridity caused by climate change is drying out frog habitats across the globe.

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