Barren fam·ine

adjective noun
1. not producing or incapable of producing 1. extreme scarcity of food.
offspring; sterile: "drought could result in famine throughout the
a barren woman. region"
2. unproductive; unfruitful: synonyms
food shortages, scarcity of food; More
barren land. :
3. without capacity to interest or attract:
a barren period in American architecture.
o a shortage.
4. mentally unproductive; dull; stupid.
"the cotton famine of the 1860s"
5. not producing results; fruitless:
o archaic
a barren effort.
6. destitute; bereft; lacking (usually followed by of): hunger.
barren of tender feelings.
noun
7. Usually, barrens. level or slightly rolling land,
usually with a sandy soil and few trees, and
relatively infertile.

DROUGHT
A drought is a period of below-average
precipitation in a given region, resulting in
prolonged shortages in its water supply, whether
atmospheric, surface water or ground water.

parched
pärCHt/
adjective
1. dried out with heat.
"the parched earth"
o informal
extremely thirsty.
adjective: parched; past participle: parched
"I'm parched—I'll die without a drink"
synonyms thirsty, longing for a
: drink, dry, dehydrated A sea is a large body of salt water that is
"I'm parched" surrounded in whole or in part by land. More
o lightly roasted. broadly, "the sea" is the interconnected system of
"parched corn" Earth's salty, oceanic waters—considered as one
global ocean or as several principal oceanic
divisions.