Beyond the lower levels the world was still barren.

My friend was an assiduous man, So he often kept the courtyard clean and tidy without any weed.

Beneath them the earth was naked of grass.

Now the land around the reservoir is barren - there are no trees protecting the underground water supply.

On land, the consequence of all the carbon dioxide and other gases appears to have been massive acid rain that killed the forests and stripped the landscape bare, " Benton said.