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also drouths
as in shortages
a falling short of an essential or desirable amount or number
there's been a drought of good movies this year
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Recent Examples of droughts
The canal depends on reservoirs that were hit by 2023 droughts that forced it to substantially reduce the number of daily slots for crossing ships.
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Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Federal and state officials said the new operating rules for the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project that were developed over the last three years will bring greater stability to the state’s supplies in the face of worsening droughts intensified by climate change.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
As a result, climate change is causing droughts to set in faster during periods of low rain as more groundwater is lost into the atmosphere.
—Ned Kleiner, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent research has shown that global warming, driven by the burning of fossil fuels and rising levels of greenhouse gases, has become a major driver of worsening droughts in the West.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Moreover, without proper stormwater management, every gallon of water that escapes as runoff is a gallon that is unavailable for use during subsequent droughts.
—Ned Kleiner, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
All that pollution has already triggered more intense storms, wildfires, droughts, and other climate disasters.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 19 Dec. 2024
This year, many industries across the economy experienced negative financial impacts due to extreme droughts and flooding—from higher crop prices to disruptions in the global supply chain for microchips.
—Mindy Lubber, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Sombrero Island, which has a maximum elevation of 39 feet, is susceptible to new threats with climate change, including sea-level rise, higher temperatures, more intense storms and longer droughts—and so are Sombrero ground lizards.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
Will Weissert, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Federal and state officials said the new operating rules for the Central Valley Project and the State Water Project that were developed over the last three years will bring greater stability to the state’s supplies in the face of worsening droughts intensified by climate change.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
As a result, climate change is causing droughts to set in faster during periods of low rain as more groundwater is lost into the atmosphere.
—Ned Kleiner, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Recent research has shown that global warming, driven by the burning of fossil fuels and rising levels of greenhouse gases, has become a major driver of worsening droughts in the West.
—Ian James, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
Moreover, without proper stormwater management, every gallon of water that escapes as runoff is a gallon that is unavailable for use during subsequent droughts.
—Ned Kleiner, Los Angeles Times, 20 Dec. 2024
All that pollution has already triggered more intense storms, wildfires, droughts, and other climate disasters.
—Justine Calma, The Verge, 19 Dec. 2024
This year, many industries across the economy experienced negative financial impacts due to extreme droughts and flooding—from higher crop prices to disruptions in the global supply chain for microchips.
—Mindy Lubber, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Sombrero Island, which has a maximum elevation of 39 feet, is susceptible to new threats with climate change, including sea-level rise, higher temperatures, more intense storms and longer droughts—and so are Sombrero ground lizards.
—Sarah Kuta, Smithsonian Magazine, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Droughts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/droughts. Accessed 31 Dec. 2024.
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