1.   The birds inhabit tropical forests, savannah, and arid semi-desert conditions.

2.   ...new strains of crops that can withstand arid conditions.

3.   Last year, arid conditions brought the wildlife of Patagonia into contact with humans.

4.   The tall, top-heavy plants are relatively low yielding compared to some other grains, but are disease-resistant and grow in sandy soils under arid conditions.

5.   While rain in most of the Middle West has been plentiful, unusually arid conditions have gripped the Northeast this summer.

6.   Firefighters battled hundreds of blazes sparked by arid conditions in Bulgaria, Croatia, Greece, Italy and Romania.

7.   Most of the fires were caused by hot temperatures, arid conditions and high winds.

8.   Brazil, for example, has develped water-storage technology and high-yield crops tailored to arid conditions.