lack of moisture

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Henry Moreton, a regional NFU chair in Lincolnshire, said crops had been "drying out and dying because of the extreme heat and the lack of moisture".

From BBC • Jul. 30, 2025

Unlike a typical drought, which refers to a total lack of moisture, a snow drought refers to a deficit in the expected amount of snow, Swain said.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 3, 2024

The lack of moisture would also diminish the amount of silica that is washed into the oceans, which usually removes CO2 from the atmosphere.

From Scientific American • Sep. 27, 2023

In some Himalayan towns, a lack of moisture in the winds reduced the amount of winter rain and snow, leading to record-breaking temperatures this week.

From Washington Post • Feb. 20, 2023

Even the sagebrush struggled to exist, and the oaks were dwarfed from lack of moisture.

From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck