Sentence examples for rain shortage from inspiring English sources

He soon laid siege to the city, but in August torrential rain, shortage of food, and the proximity of the Scottish army under David Leslie in a strongly fortified camp forced the English to retreat eastward to the port city of Dunbar.

Those who mentioned drought as a major factor also said that P. juliflora invasion aggravated the rain shortage problem.

According to the respondents, reduced pasture availability (caused by mesquite invasion) and frequent rain shortage caused the problem.

"Similarly to the summer of 2003, a large part of the continental EU was affected by a severe drought in June and July 2015, as a consequence of the combination of rain shortages and very high temperatures which resulted in high plant water requirement levels," the EDO report said.

But without more rain soon, the shortage will persist, he said.

The Emerald Isle can thank a damp climate for its greenery, with plenty of rain and no shortage of water.

In early summer there was a severe shortage of rain followed by heavy rains from mid July to mid August.

Mr. Gunjal said the success or failure of the corn crop, as well as the rice crop, would depend mostly on rainfall this spring and summer, not the shortage of rain this winter.

Shortage of rain has caused Drought risks to increase in various parts of the world.

By some estimates, India has suffered a 12percentt shortage in rain.

But since the hosepipe ban has been introduced because of a shortage of rain, this argument seems a little circuitous.