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

Garreaud said precipitation totals reached levels "rarely seen in the otherwise extremely arid region."

From Science Daily ● Sep. 1, 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 Gulf’s seawater, are the key source of drinking water for millions of residents in the arid region.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 9, 2026

Even in this arid region the bountiful Creator has not left his creatures without the means of sustaining life.

From The Western World Picturesque Sketches of Nature and Natural History in North and South America by William Henry Giles Kingston