drought
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“There’s so many more contaminants that are going to be hitting fields because of droughts and floods and all these extreme weather events. How are these crops becoming much more resilient?”
Seasons shift from summer to winter, and weather patterns can swing from floods one year to drought the next.
From Science Daily
The native fish have suffered steep declines amid drought and human development.
From Los Angeles Times
Launched six years later, Master of Disaster has been updated this year to address more events exacerbated by human-driven climate change, such as landslides, drought and heatwaves.
From Barron's
Nkunku ended a league goal drought stretching back to February when he doubled Milan's lead two minutes after half-time with a penalty he earned.
From Barron's
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