- plural of drought.
droughts
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The 40 million residents of the Colorado River basin and nonresident beneficiaries of its water supply, including most Californians, will have to do more with less as global warming causes more and deeper droughts.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 22, 2026
The climate pattern known as super El Niño can lead to severe droughts, intense heatwaves, torrential rainfall and catastrophic flooding in different parts of the world.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 21, 2026
Countries including Indonesia, India and the United States have been experiencing droughts, floods and heatwaves in line with projections about how extreme weather events will be supercharged by the phenomenon.
From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026
El Nino, the warming phase of a natural climate cycle, also threatens progress because its effects include droughts, creating conditions for wildfires.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 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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