The name is a false description, as the area is a parched, barren desert. After the monsoons, the region turns dry and becomes parched. Thirst is listed as "Quenched", "Normal", "Thirsty", and "Parched". Parched by thirst, the trio scavenge for water, gas and supplies. The mid-1970s brought a major drought to Southern California that parched Los Angeles. Floods take place when water overflows or submerges land that is usually parched. After walking for long their mouths were parched and there was no water source nearby. Ruth Tobias notes that it evokes images of "languid belles and parched cowboys". It serves the further and vital purpose of bringing rain to the Hopi's parched homeland. Asham is parched corn that is ground and combined with brown sugar. Hopkins uses parched roots as a metaphor for despair. The Ais parched the leaves in a pot, and then boiled them. The principal drawback was that Mozambique Island was parched and infertile. Part I is concluded by the bringing of rain to parched Israel through Elijah's prayers. The lord's chocolate was also replaced with water mixed from parched bean powder.