Aridity: The ‘existential crisis’ redefining life on EarthFive billion people could be affected by 2100Riyadh, Saudi Arabia – Even as dramatic water-related disasters such as floods and storms intensified in some parts of the world, more than three-quarters of Earth’s land became permanently drier in recent decades, UN scientists warned today in a stark new analysis.
  • cravl@slrpnk.net
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    14 days ago

    If it helps, I don’t think any worse of you because you got the definition of a word confused, even if it hasn’t changed since it was inherited from Germanic prior to the 12th century. We could probs still be friends barring any major personality conflicts. 🙃

    Cambridge Dictionary:

    the surface of the earth that is not covered by water

    Collins Dictionary:

    Land is the part of the world that consists of ground, rather than sea or air.

    Oxford Learner’s Dictionary:

    the surface of the earth that is not sea

    Oxford English Dictionary:

    The solid portion of the earth’s surface, as opposed to sea, water

    And finally, the one you quoted:

    Merriam-Webster Dictionary:

    a. the solid part of the surface of the earth

    b. ground or soil of a specified situation, nature, or quality (dry land)