drought

UK trees "desperately need more rain following months of drought", Martin said.

From BBC ● Oct. 20, 2026

Unlike the multiyear drought that has greatly reduced water in the river, oceans are rising.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 20, 2026

"These numbers represent children whose parents cannot afford nutritious food and families whose ability to cope has been worn down by years of conflict, economic hardship, drought and other shocks."

From Barron's ● Oct. 20, 2026

The Environment Agency recently declared severe drought for parts of southern England.

From BBC ● Oct. 19, 2026

Mosquitoes that had lain dormant through the long drought now hatched and rose from the forest floor in clouds so thick they filled our mouths and nostrils.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver

Scotland does not declare droughts but monitors "water scarcity" - when there is not enough water of sufficient quality to meet demands of people and the environment.

From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026

On land, the mission provides valuable information about droughts, wildfires, vegetation health, and how different areas are being used.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 12, 2026

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

Newsom has said building the tunnel, as well the proposed Sites Reservoir northwest of Sacramento, would help the state adapt to worsening droughts with climate change.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

More often than not, they did not believe in conversation, their dispositions reflecting the rough, atonal quality of the land, which after the droughts consisted mostly of the gnarled limbs of low-lying mesquite bushes.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger