drought
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How can UK face drought and floods at same time?
From BBC ● Oct. 6, 2026
Colorado ranchers struggling with severe drought and heat have filed a friend-of-the-court brief in a climate case that soon will be heard by the U.S.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026
But drought, pesticides and habitat destruction triggered an unprecedented collapse that began in 2017, eventually wiping out an estimated 99.5 percent of the Bogong moth population.
From Barron's ● Oct. 2, 2026
The Environment Agency said the area remained in drought, which can affect river health, and that it would continue investigating reports of pollution.
From BBC ● Sep. 30, 2026
The ones that were born a bit yellower to begin with lived to an old age in the drought; the birds couldn’t see them in the parched grass.
From "The Evolution of Calpurnia Tate" by Jacqueline Kelly
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Instead of rain in the spring, Boulder gets more droughts that “have substantial implications for agriculture, wildfires and water availability.”
From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026
Newsom has said building the tunnel, as well the proposed Sites Reservoir northwest of Sacramento, would help the state adapt to worsening droughts with climate change.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026
This year's Pacific hurricane season is shaping up as more severe than usual, as a Super El Nino wreaks devastation across Central America, bringing historic droughts and flooding.
From Barron's ● Sep. 29, 2026
A weather pattern marked by warming water in the Pacific Ocean, El Niño tends to cause droughts in much of the world, threatening harvests for crops from sugar to wheat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026
By the time I was ten, that particular fire had been forgotten by most, replaced by other dark days: mudslides, fevers, droughts, more fires.
From "Willodeen" by Katherine Applegate
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