- plural of drought.
droughts
Example Sentences
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"The extreme droughts in 1976 and 1995 had severe impacts on butterfly populations, with some species never fully recovering," he said.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
In recent years, as global warming has intensified droughts and heated rivers, salmon numbers have declined dramatically.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026
Heat waves, droughts and wildfires are making northern regions of Spain, France and Italy increasingly attractive to buyers.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026
These events are marked by unusually warm Pacific waters but raise the odds of wild weather thousands of miles away, from floods in Peru to droughts in Africa and wildfires in Australia.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 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
