Sentence examples for extensive drought from inspiring English sources

During the current extensive drought, many water users are receiving only a small fraction of their "normal" entitlement.

The fire was one of 33 across the West, including 5 in Arizona, that have consumed more than a half-million acres in tinder-dry conditions, fueled by an extensive drought.

This year, the UN Food and Agriculture Organisation tracked how the deterioration of maize crops in the US following extensive drought damage pushed prices up 20% by July 2012; and that international wheat quotations also rose by a similar amount, amid worsened production prospects in the Russian Federation and expectations of higher demand for wheat because of tight maize supplies.

By the end of July, 63percentt of the nation suffered from the lack of rain, making it the most extensive drought in half a century.

It takes the rain with it, causing extensive drought in the western Pacific and rainfall in the normally dry eastern Pacific.

Damage to crops in the most extensive drought in five decades and the pressure of the November elections sparked some action in the U.S. Congress to bring relief to farmers and make progress on a generous farm bill.

The rapidly changing global climate is anticipated to bring about an increased frequency of extreme weather events (e.g. stronger storms, more extensive droughts), which are expected to promote more frequent cyanobacteria blooms that persist for longer durations in freshwater.

The lowlands are closer to the Pacific, "so more vulnerable to extensive droughts caused by El Nino," he told me.

A key feature of fly survival is their ability to survive a slew of environmental conditions from freezing rain to extensive droughts that occur in the fly's natural environment.

Although not as resistant to grazing as some species, once established, P. spicata stands have extensive drought-resistant root systems that can compete with and suppress the spread of exotic weeds, including B. tectorum (Zlatnik 1999).

The selected precipitation scheme for Lautaret reflects the possible scenarios according to Beniston (2006), given that Mediterranean-influenced areas will be faced with more extensive droughts throughout the vegetation period (refer to the study of Benot et al. (2013a)).