1.   The road winds for miles through parched earth, scrub and cactus.

2.   Beyond the beached boat in what was once a thriving harbor, all that can be seen are parched earth and tufts of scrub grass.

3.   Aerial views show large patches of landscape as barren as a western desert, with parched brown earth eroding into nearby lakes and streams.

4.   But with nothing else to do, he was watching them anyway, pacing the parched earth with two panting border collies by his side.

5.   Dreams of you fill the parched earth, quench them!

6.   Earlier in the day, a rare storm had dumped badly needed rain on the parched earth, but now the clouds were opening.

7.   Here in Mali, where shepherds chase skinny goats across the parched earth, people still grumble about hunger and political corruption.

8.   How do you coax parched earth to rehydrate?

9.   In the gusts of a strong May wind, the dust clouds blowing over the settlement of Iquirare attest to the barren hostility of the parched earth.

10.   Instead of table lamps and shower, there is a kerosene lantern and a sweat lodge dug a few feet into the parched earth.