| It is the driest, flattest, most desiccated, infertile and climatically aggressive of all the inhabited continents. |
| They entered these great thirstlands at the driest time of year, drawn by what they perceived as large lakes of sparkling water on the horizon. |
| Even in the Mallee, the driest region in the state, water pipelines have ensured reasonable cover of grass. |
| Plans are being drawn up to pipe water around Scotland as the country heads for its driest spring on record. |
| I stress this pattern because July has been a wet month, a dramatic reversal from the driest June on record. |
| However, even this broad pattern is not universal, for giraffes, impalas, and kongoni have their peak of births at the driest time of year. |
