drought

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The Huskers’ drought was the longest among power-conference schools, spanning all 87 years of the tournament’s existence.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 22, 2026

“We’re tracking to not necessarily be in a drought situation. But I am not convinced that we’re going to fill our reservoirs by July 1, which is our usual goal,” Pook said.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 21, 2026

Without a dramatic increase in precipitation, Northern California is on track to reenter drought conditions by spring, said Swain.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 20, 2026

The Kenyan government has announced plans to begin distributing food and livestock feed in counties most affected by drought.

From BBC • Mar. 19, 2026

Maybe the rats were hoarding supplies for the summer drought up there.

From "The Wednesday Wars" by Gary D. Schmidt