Drought is unusual dryness of soil, resulting in crop failure and shortage of water for other uses, caused by significantly lower rainfall than average over a prolonged period.

Flood Control and Drought Relief headquarters in Zhejiang Province, deputy director of the Office of Yao-wei on that by the typhoon, southern Zhejiang and other places persistent heavy rainfall, Wenzhou Yongjia, Yueqing water and other cities and towns, townships, etc.

Careful monitoring of moisture levels can also help predict increased risk for wildfires, using such metrics as the Keetch-Byram Drought Index or Palmer Drought Index.

Drought and poor harvests from 1884 compounded the problems, with some families leaving for Western Australia.

Drought can affect agricultural areas during long periods with little or no precipitation.

Drought and a series of poor business decisions reduce her family to subsistence level, her father begins to drink excessively, and Sybylla struggles to deal with the monotony of her life.

Brownlee authored the Drought Relief Act, which created a Drought Relief Commissioner to provide farmers with financial counselling and help them reach settlements with banks when they were unable to pay their debts.

Ellis kept up with the numerous requests for tea while the other runner remained largely unavailable, leading to Tsangarides nicknaming them " Flood " and " Drought.

Drought conditions between 1175 and 1180 prompted the Crusaders to sign a two-year truce with the Muslims, but Tripoli was not included in the terms.

* Drought, a climactic condition usually associate with heat and wth death of crops

In the very first examination, of four in the academic year, he shared top honors with James Drought and John Kearney who later became Fellows of the College.

He chaired the Drought Advisory Committee and the Task Force credited with reforming Worker ’ s Compensation, the Montana Rural Development Council, and several health care initiatives.

* Never Kneel Down: Drought, Development and Liberation in Eritrea ( 1984 ) with James Firebrace

Some of his greatest hits are " Vozes da Seca " (" Voices From Drought "), " Algodão " (" Cotton "), " A Dança da Moda " (" The Dance In Fashion "), " ABC do Sertão " (" The ABC of Sertão "), " Derramaro o Gai " (" They Spilt the Gas "), " A Letra I " (" The ' i ' letter "), " Imbalança " (" Shake It "), " A Volta da Asa-Branca " (" The Return Of The Picazuro Pigeon "), " Cintura Fina " (" Slender Waist "), " O Xote das Meninas " (" The Girls ' Schottische ", written with Zé Dantas, and " Juazeiro ", " Paraíba ", " Mangaratiba ", " Baião-de-Dois ", " No Meu Pé de Serra " (" There In My Homeland "), " Assum Preto " (" Blue-back Grassquit "), " Légua Tirana " (" Tyrannical league "), " Qui Nem Jiló " (" Like Solanum gilo ", written with Humberto Teixeira.

Running successfully for Lieutenant Governor in 2000 with gubernatorial candidate Judy Martz, Ohs was an active member of the administration, taking a leadership role is resolving complex or controversial issues facing the state including serving as chairman of the Governor's Drought Advisory Committee during drought years and chairing the K-12 Public School Renewal Commission working across party lines to solve the Montana public schools ' funding problems.

Drought and poor harvests from 1884 compounded the problems with some families leaving for Western Australia.

Drought conditions are common in spring and autumn ; from 1961 to 2009, there were 31 years with spring drought and 28 with autumn drought.

Drought can cause plants to suffer from water stress and wilt.

Image: Dry Arkansas River. jpg | Drought can reduce the Arkansas River so much that trees along the river cannot survive

Drought can be a problem in the area, but limited irrigation is permitted.

After approximately 1150, North America experienced significant climatic change in the form of a 300-year drought called the Great Drought.

The United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification in Those Countries Experiencing Serious Drought and / or Desertification, Particularly in Africa is a Convention to combat desertification and mitigate the effects of drought through national action programs that incorporate long-term strategies supported by international cooperation and partnership arrangements.

* US Drought Monitor Current U. S. drought conditions

The water supply was augmented in 1934, a year of serious drought, when the Federal Drought Relief Agency financed the installation of a water supply line from Burch Creek Canyon.

Between 1974 and 1975, a major drought referred to as the Abaartii Dabadheer (" The Lingering Drought ") occurred in the northern regions of Somalia.

Between 1974 and 1975, a major drought referred to as the Abaartii Dabadheer (" The Lingering Drought ") occurred in the northern regions of Somalia.

Big Sandy River streamflow near Farson, Wyoming on September 5, 2002 during Drought | drought conditions.

Current global warming may make the grassland climate more unstable, giving way to desert given more fires, mild drought and erosion ; UCAR simulations based on evapotranspiration support a Palmer Drought Index lower than-15, many times more severe than Texas during the Dust Bowl.

Drought, hail, disease, and insects take their toll of crops.

* Great Drought.

Chad has been an active champion of regional cooperation through the Central African Economic and Customs Union, the Lake Chad and Niger River Basin Commissions, and the Interstate Commission for the Fight Against the Drought in the Sahel.

Scientists debate the cause of the Classic Maya Collapse, but gaining currency is the Drought Theory discovered by physical scientists studying lakebeds, ancient pollen, and other tangible evidence.

* Drought leading to famine in China.

* Drought occurs in India.

Drought or grazing on sandy country will also affect rate of wear.

Drought in 1998 further damaged the sugar industry, but its recovery in 1999 contributed to robust GDP growth.

In 1935, the federal government formed a Drought Relief Service ( DRS ) to coordinate relief activities.

A 1935 report by the President's Drought Committee, covering the government's assistance to agriculture during 1934 through mid 1935, discusses conditions, measures of relief, organization, finances, operations, and results of the government's assistance.

Drought plagued the area in the early part of the 20th Century.

Drought Relief Program buys cattle and sheep from area ranchers.

The Drought of 1930 – 31 hit Arkansas hard, given the area ’ s dependency on agriculture.

Drought from 1924 to 1926 drove many farmers broke.