parched
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Parched farmland leads to shortages and pushes up the price of food while falling river levels make water more precious than ever.
From BBC • Aug. 25, 2025
Parched lakes began to refill, and, in areas surveyed annually, wetland coverage more than doubled between October 2019 and October 2020.
From Science Magazine • Nov. 21, 2023
This story is part of the Grist series Parched, an in-depth look at how climate change-fueled drought is reshaping communities, economies, and ecosystems.
From Salon • Sep. 18, 2022
Parched soil can’t absorb the rain that comes.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 17, 2021
Parched with thirst after their long walk, the men then hastened to a neighboring spring, but, to Cadmus’ surprise, time passed and still they did not return.
From Myths of Greece and Rome Narrated with Special Reference to Literature and Art by Guerber, H. A. (H?l?ne Adeline)
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