aridity
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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
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 climate pattern could plunge California back into aridity in the months ahead.
From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 5, 2024
From the upper plains, the heat and aridity radiated across the country.
From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown
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