Sentence examples for ongoing drought conditions from inspiring English sources

But the ongoing drought conditions in sub-Saharan Africa are leading to fewer flowers and fewer tourists.

Many of these cannabis farms lie within some of the driest parts of the state, where the ongoing drought conditions leave crops extremely vulnerable.

To address the depleted water supply, California's farmers have pumped water from strained groundwater pools, and at the same time are using more fertilizer (whose production and use contribute to the increasing greenhouse gasses that affect the climate, encouraging the ongoing drought conditions in the state).

However, starting in 2000, the area experienced drier than normal periods and ongoing drought conditions ranging from "abnormally dry" (D0) to "exceptional" (D4), with the most damaging D3-D4 drought conditions sustained from approximately 2008 to early 2015 (Lindsey 2008; U.S. Drought Monitor 2015).

How quickly can we refill the basins given the ongoing drought conditions?

Elsewhere, rainfall from the storm alleviated ongoing drought conditions in southern Texas and Florida.

In Florida, moisture tracing behind Arlene produced showers, alleviating ongoing extreme drought conditions in the state.

If global greenhouse gas emissions remain constant, Southern California will be hit by a one-two punch of extremely hot temperatures and severe water shortages that might make the state's current climate conditions and ongoing drought seem quaint.

Wildfires have become increasingly common throughout California, The New York Times noted, spurred by dry conditions and the ongoing drought.

That, combined with powerful wind gusts and chronically dry vegetation from the ongoing drought, could make for explosive fire conditions, officials say.

The fire was fanned overnight by winds up to 87mph and extremely dry conditions due to an ongoing drought across the south, but firefighters were hopeful that an oncoming storm could provide some much-needed relief.