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aridity

[uh-rid-i-tee] / əˈrɪd ɪ ti /
























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

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 11, 2026

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

But many leading producers face higher temperatures, greater aridity, and other challenges to raising a crop that requires very specific conditions to thrive.

From Salon Jan. 30, 2025

One problem, researchers say, is that the monitor was launched just as one of the driest periods in the history of the Southwest began, and it has never been adjusted for the region’s growing aridity.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 3, 2024

From a geographer’s point of view, it is a splendid anomaly, commencing with its extreme aridity.

From "1491" by Charles C. Mann




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