drought

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

Despite most areas having at least some, it won't be enough to alleviate the drought situation across most of England and Wales.

From BBC ● Oct. 1, 2026

Farmers disagree, saying drought and other factors are primarily to blame.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

In parts of Africa, Central America, and India, drought is already strangling crop yields and threatening famine.

From Slate ● Sep. 28, 2026

We’ve even dug some irrigation ditches, in case there’s a drought.

From "Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH" by Robert C. O'Brien

At the same time, droughts are getting longer and more severe.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 26, 2026

Also splashed on the front page is "hot deaths from El Niño forecast to reach 451,000", as climate scientists estimate the deaths will be caused by "the impacts of the droughts, wildfires, and flooding".

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 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

More often than not, they did not believe in conversation, their dispositions reflecting the rough, atonal quality of the land, which after the droughts consisted mostly of the gnarled limbs of low-lying mesquite bushes.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger