Sentence examples for fear of drought from inspiring English sources

The hotter the weather, the more water flows -- the reverse of the normal situation for most hydroelectric plants, which cut back in hot summers for fear of drought.

An unusually dry winter had led to fears of drought.

Rice prices have also risen on fears of drought in India.

The price of white pepper has soared to around $10,000 a tonne, double the level of early 1997, thanks to fears of drought in Indonesia, which dominates supply.

In an effort to allay the public's fears of drought, John Silkin, minister for planning and local government, tried to explain that the government was on top of the water shortage problem and that the public just needed to be mindful of not wasting water.

Abbassian warned prices could rise higher still, amid fears of droughts in Argentina and floods in Australia and cold weather killing plants in the northern hemisphere.

Fueled by our fears of floods, droughts and wrathful gods in an unstable world, our great tales — from the epic of Gilgamesh to the Book of Revelation — proposed end-time stories with which to moralize on the culture.

At the weekly livestock auction on the outskirts of town, there is something in the air even heavier than the dust and stench: fear of the devastation this summer's drought is bringing.

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First, two years of drought.

Signs of drought are everywhere.