arid region

Here, the Sierra Nevada gives way to the sand-colored mountains and salty lakes of the Basin and Range, the arid region writer Mary Austin called the “country of lost borders.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 29, 2026

That contrast is largely the result of human-made lakes along the Rio Grande, which have made farming possible in the arid region.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 3, 2026

Like most of its neighbours in this arid region, the small Gulf monarchy depends heavily on imports, especially for its food supply.

From Barron's ● Mar. 19, 2026

The Middle East’s abundant desalination plants, which remove salt from the Persian Gulf’s seawater, are the key source of drinking water for millions of residents in the arid region.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 8, 2026

Probably the species occurs only at certain places in this arid region which seems to be a partial barrier to the species.

From Subspeciation in the Meadow Mouse, Microtus montanus, in Wyoming and Colorado by Sydney Anderson