Scorched earth is the military strategy or operational policy of destroying everything useful to the enemy.

Scorched Earth may also refer to:

Books

• Scorched Earth: Australia’s Secret Plan for Total War a 2017 book by Sue Rosen
• Scorched Earth, a 2013 novel, the seventh and final book in the Henderson's Boys series by Robert Muchamore

Games

• Scorched Earth (video game), a 1991 artillery game for IBM PC compatibles
• "Scorched Earth", a DLC for the survival game Ark: Survival Evolved

Films and television

• Scorched Earth (1969 film), a Norwegian drama film
• Scorched Earth (2018 film), a Canadian sci-fi film
• "Scorched Earth", a 2000 episode of the fourth season of Stargate SG-1
• Scorched Earth (2024 film), a German crime film
• Scorched Earth (Law & Order: Special Victims Unit), a 2011 episode of Law & Order: Special Victims Unit

Music

• "Scorched Earth", a song from Avatar: Music from the Motion Picture
• "Scorched Earth", a song by Van der Graaf Generator from the album Godbluff

Other

• Operation Scorched Earth, a Saudi military operation in the north of Yemen
• Scorched Earth, a board wargame in the Europa series by Game Designers' Workshop
• Scorched-earth defense, a form of risk arbitrage and anti-takeover strategy
• Scorched-Earth Policy, an American heavy metal band
• Scorching the Earth, a tactic in British Parliamentary Debating

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