drought

The Cotswolds was badly hit by the drought, leaving grazing pastures brown and without any nutrition for the cows.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

"We plant a mix of different grasses that cope better in the drought," he explains.

From BBC ● Oct. 7, 2026

Central American countries are already grappling with drought, while Asian nations are experiencing severe disruptions to monsoon rains, resulting in damage to crops in both regions.

From Barron's ● Oct. 7, 2026

The drought has ruined pleasure boat tourism, while some question whether the lake will ever return to enduring full health.

From Barron's ● Oct. 4, 2026

He brings drought sometimes, followed by torrential rains, and if these things aren’t always what I had in mind, they aren’t my punishment either.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Instead of rain in the spring, Boulder gets more droughts that “have substantial implications for agriculture, wildfires and water availability.”

From Slate ● Oct. 5, 2026

A weather pattern marked by warming water in the Pacific Ocean, El Niño tends to cause droughts in much of the world, threatening harvests for crops from sugar to wheat.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Also splashed on the front page is "hot deaths from El Niño forecast to reach 451,000", as climate scientists estimate the deaths will be caused by "the impacts of the droughts, wildfires, and flooding".

From BBC ● Sep. 23, 2026

In recent years, as global warming has intensified droughts and heated rivers, salmon numbers have declined dramatically.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 22, 2026

But then something worse happened: Terrible droughts struck the parts of the world that always grew the most food.

From "Among the Hidden" by Margaret Peterson Haddix