droughts

Example Sentences

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Pastore believes that the icy formations "do not contribute more than 20 percent" of water flow, even during the most severe droughts.

From Barron's • Jun. 15, 2026

"While people have been adapting to the climate for much longer, Bergstrom's abandonment shows that people reorganized in response to recurring droughts in the last 2,000 years," concluded Wendt.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

Mr. Goodspeed’s historical record is, in effect, a training data set, with droughts, strikes, shipping disruptions, credit contractions and policy errors, each tagged by type, geography and sequence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

He was referring to a time when a surge in interest rates, a collapse in export markets and widespread droughts dealt a devastating blow to American agriculture.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

The last two years, with their summer droughts and winter storms, and now the unending grayness, had been heartbreaking.

From "Huntress" by Malinda Lo