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Recent Examples of aridity
The researchers re-ran the analysis, looking only at high-income countries, and found that while there was less overall resistance in hospitals, resistance levels were still strongly correlated with aridity.
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Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
27 Mar. 2026
Locals refer to East River and West River, and the wetness and moisture of the Great Lakes and Mississippi basin—its thick canopy of trees, its suppleness—cedes to an aridity and expansiveness that bears its own harsh beauty.
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Literary Hub,
21 Nov. 2025
The salt-spray air, the haunting aridity, the greens and reds of prickly-pear cacti—all of this had sparked many new ideas, the chef told me.
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Betsy Andrews,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Nov. 2025
Temperatures and aridity are increasing and precipitation isn’t rising to match it, so the landscape is getting drier.
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John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
And for some reason, humans end up out on the edge, where all of this aridity is happening.
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Peter Brannen,
Big Think,
28 Aug. 2025
Methodology This list draws on desert area estimates from the World Atlas of Desertification, published by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre in collaboration with UNEP, which provides global definitions of desert types and aridity zones.
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Karina Acharya,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Aug. 2025
Jonathan Lambert,
NPR,
27 Mar. 2026
Locals refer to East River and West River, and the wetness and moisture of the Great Lakes and Mississippi basin—its thick canopy of trees, its suppleness—cedes to an aridity and expansiveness that bears its own harsh beauty.
—
Literary Hub,
21 Nov. 2025
The salt-spray air, the haunting aridity, the greens and reds of prickly-pear cacti—all of this had sparked many new ideas, the chef told me.
—
Betsy Andrews,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Nov. 2025
Temperatures and aridity are increasing and precipitation isn’t rising to match it, so the landscape is getting drier.
—
John Leos,
AZCentral.com,
3 Sep. 2025
And for some reason, humans end up out on the edge, where all of this aridity is happening.
—
Peter Brannen,
Big Think,
28 Aug. 2025
Methodology This list draws on desert area estimates from the World Atlas of Desertification, published by the European Commission’s Joint Research Centre in collaboration with UNEP, which provides global definitions of desert types and aridity zones.
—
Karina Acharya,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for aridity
Noun
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Many ranchers delayed rebuilding due to a resurgence of dryness this spring and wildfires that ravaged more grazing land.
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Scientists who study the river have found that natural drought cycles are only part of what’s happening, and that global warming is making the dryness significantly worse.
Noun
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Symptoms include extreme fatigue, impaired performance, headache, irritability, nausea, dizziness, cramping and dehydration.
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After that, survival chances decline sharply due to dehydration, crush injuries, internal trauma and lack of oxygen.
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“Aridity.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/aridity. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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