Sentence examples for poor rainfall from inspiring English sources

Heavy overconsumption, coupled with poor rainfall, have ravaged its water resources and devastated its agricultural output.

Poor rainfall over the last year has also decimated cereal crops in the Horn of Africa.

Last year poor rainfall drove up food prices which quickly moved into other sectors as well.

Poor rainfall made it hard to scratch out a living in farming; a long coastline favoured international trade.

Not only is the country facing a potential food crisis following poor rainfall in 2011, but a new Tuareg rebellion is threatening to hamper relief efforts in certain areas and reignite hostilities between north and south.

Hindustan Lever, the Indian unit of Unilever, the British-Dutch company, has faced slow growth the last few years because of poor rainfall in India, where two-thirds of the population relies on farm income.

There was generally less phytomass and poorer rainfall-use efficiency on dysfunctional or degraded landscapes than on functional or non-degraded landscapes.

The Verlorenvlei estuarine lake (RAMSAR #525) on the west coast of South Africa is a data poor catchment where rainfall records have been supplemented with farmer's rainfall records.

Larger than any European country and dominated by circling hawks, rocks and cacti, its soils are poor and the rainfall sparse and irregular.

Poor soils, low rainfall (especially in the dry season), and Fulani slave raids in the 19th century have made Borgu one of Nigeria's least-populated regions.

If pastures are insufficient due to poor or no rainfall, herds can be moved to areas where sufficient grazing can be found.