drought

     

A rought is an extended period of months or years when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply. Generally, this occurs when a region receives consistently below average precipitation. It can have a substantial impact on the ecosystem and agriculture of the affected region. Although droughts can persist for several years, even a short, intense drought can cause significant damage and harm the local economy According to the UN, an area of fertile soil the size of Ukraine is lost every year because of drought, deforestation and climate instability.

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  • A dry spell that continues long enough to affect agriculture or other activities
  • (Kelly of the Clue Crew reports from Sony Pictures Studios.) Sony's green philosophy uses varied trees, like the California sycamore, important to hummingbirds & butterflies, & the coast live oak, resistant to this condition from the Middle English for "dryness"
  • Febold Feboldson, in an attempt to end one of these in Nebraska, built huge bonfires around lakes to make clouds
  • To reduce water consumption, the project landscapes using plants like zoysha that are heat and this tolerant
  • The main natural cause of famine, it struck the Sahel region from 1968 to 1985
  • (Jimmy of the Clue Crew shows a botanical photo on the monitor.) Broad rings on a tree indicate years of sunshine & rain; narrow rings indicate cold or this weather condition, from the Middle English for "dryness"
  • It's a long period without rain that causes a lot of crop damage
  • Injurious to crops, it's a long period of dry weather with little rainfall

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