parching
Example Sentences
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A parching lack of rainfall extended the fire season into the normally wet month of January.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 2025
The trend is likely to continue as the climate grows warmer and drier, reducing snowpacks, increasing evaporation and parching soils that absorb runoff.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 18, 2022
With climate change parching the land and increasing wildfire hazards, scientists are beginning to use cutting-edge technology and computer modeling to make controlled, low-intensity burns safer, more effective and less disruptive to nearby communities.
From New York Times • Sep. 7, 2022
After a summer of record-smashing heat, parching drought, and roaring wildfires, devastating rains fell on the region from October to December, causing flash floods and mudslides that trapped hundreds of people.
From Salon • Dec. 29, 2021
They already had a pile of birds large enough to fill the biggest parching tray, which Angeline had fetched from the camp.
From "The Birchbark House" by Louise Erdrich
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