aridness

The wheels kick up a bit of dust, and I can't tell whether it's the aridness or his hastiness to get to Tel Aviv.

Today, the mammals are cornered on the eastern side, which currently has the shortest dry season, and climate models predict this aridness will continue to worsen.

The aridness of Lanai, in dry contrast to the lushness of Kauai or Maui, may be stark and startling, but it suggests the peculiar history and charms of this small island west of Maui.

And then, just as he was trying to compose a picture that would convey the aridness of the landscape, it began to rain.

Surely a whole continent must separate such luxury and such aridness.