It has recently been suggested that the regional decline at the end of the Akkadian period ( and First Intermediary Period of the Ancient Egyptian Old Kingdom ) was associated with rapidly increasing aridity, and failing rainfall in the region of the Ancient Near East, caused by a global centennial-scale drought.

Extracting fresh water from a lens for human consumption requires careful calculation of the sustainable yield of the lens by season because each lens is susceptible to corruption by salt-water intrusion caused by overuse or drought.

The government is emphasizing development of agriculture and animal husbandry in order to decrease the reliance on international relief, caused by war and drought.

Ethiopia's agriculture is plagued by periodic drought, soil degradation caused by overgrazing, deforestation, high population density, high levels of taxation and poor infrastructure ( making it difficult and expensive to get goods to market ).

Such risks include crop loss or damage caused by weather, hail, drought, frost damage, insects, or disease.

A fire in 1977, possibly caused by visitors, threatened breeding seabirds ; this remains a potential threat, particularly during periods of drought.

Reduced incomes due to drought caused GDP to fall by 7. 6 % in 1995, by 2. 3 % in 1997, and by 1. 5 % in 1999.

Stephen was called upon to face a famine caused by a drought and by locusts, and as the papal treasury was empty he had to fall back on his father's wealth to relieve the poor, to redeem captives, and to repair churches.

After the 1986 drought, which caused major problems at regional airports, the government launched a program to improve runways, to be funded locally.

Compounding such problems is a drought which the government says was caused by El Nino, resulting in rationing of water and electricity and a short supply of food.

* Climate change caused by human activities that emit greenhouse gases into the air is expected to affect the frequency of extreme weather events such as drought, extreme temperatures, flooding, high winds, and severe storms.

Poor government has exacerbated meagre harvests caused by drought and floods, resulting in significant food shortfalls beginning in 2001.

Other theories have been that a drought caused the Mycenaean decline, but there is no climatological evidence for this.

However, the English regained control of the island from the French in 1667 under the Treaty of Breda, and despite hardships caused by poor crop yields, drought and famine, the settlers hung on.

During the summer of 2006, a severe drought caused the Iguazu River to become diminished, reducing the amount of water flowing over the falls to until early December.

In the mid-22nd century BC, a sudden and short-lived climatic change that caused reduced rainfall resulted in several decades of drought in Upper Egypt.

This and the drought caused 300, 000 Rwandans to perish.

The most serious famines have been caused by a combination of drought, misguided economic policies, and conflict.

In July 2011, a severe drought in Eastern Africa has caused thousands to die.

Thus the 1867 – 68 famine under the Tongzhi Restoration was successfully relieved but the Great North China Famine of 1877 – 78, caused by drought across northern China, was a catastrophe.

Because of her distress, and in an effort to coerce Zeus to allow the return of her daughter, she caused a terrible drought in which the people suffered and starved.

The dwellings of that region were inhabited by the Ancient Pueblo Peoples ( Anasazi ), and a long drought in the area in the late 13th century may have caused them to move to the Rio Grande where the water supply was more dependable.

The drought caused the Bastrop fires.

Mycorrhizal plants are often more resistant to diseases, such as those caused by microbial soil-borne pathogens, and are also more resistant to the effects of drought.

In the six-plus decades since winning the championship in 1947, the team suffered many losing seasons, and currently hold the league's longest active championship drought.

The number of inhabitants is however disputed by the locals, who point to a number between 5 and 6 million, citing recent drought years as a reason for many people moving into the city to find work.

According to John Iliffe, " The worst crises were in the 1680s, when famine extended from the Senegambian coast to the Upper Nile and ' many sold themselves for slaves, only to get a sustenance ', and especially in 1738 – 56, when West Africa's greatest recorded subsistence crisis, due to drought and locusts, reportedly killed half the population of Timbuktu.

* An enormous drought in Henan province, China, coupled with a gigantic swarm of locusts in the summer, forces many in destitute agricultural communities to turn to cannibalism instead of dying by starvation.

The US top marginal income tax rate went from 25 % to 63 % in 1932 and to 79 % in 1936 while the bottom rate increased over 10 fold from. 375 % in 1929 to 4 % in 1932 Successful attacks on partially backed currencies which forced many countries off the gold standard and reduced confidence in the financial system, and a financial system, further damaged by the bank panics of the 1930s were also factors, as was inclement weather such as the drought resulting in the US Dust Bowl.

The introduction of cash crops such as cotton, and forcible measures to impel farmers to grow these crops, also impoverished the peasantry in many areas, such as northern Nigeria, contributing to greater vulnerability to famine when severe drought struck in 1913.

The city has had rapid growth, driven by the north African drought since the beginning of the 1970s: many have moved to the city in search of a better life.

< p > He notices, amongst others, the explanation of Xanthus the Lyclian, who said that the seas had once been more extensive, and that they had afterwards been partially dried up, as in his own time many lakes, rivers, and wells in Asia had failed during a season of drought.

In 1935, many families were forced to leave their farms and travel to other areas seeking work due to the drought ( which at that time had lasted four years ).

The severe drought and dust storms had left many homeless, others had their mortgages foreclosed by banks, and others felt they were left no other choice than to abandon their farms in search of work.

Extreme drought does kill many populations of insects, but also drives surviving insects to invade more often.

For example, in Syria, the Bedouin way of life effectively ended during a severe drought from 1958 to 1961, which forced many Bedouin to abandon herding for standard jobs.

The ample heaths on the eastern side of the island provide habitats for many rare species of plants and animals which are adapted to the extreme conditions like drought, warmth, wind.

A top team from 1936 to 1945, the Redskins began a decades-long title drought after coach Ray Flaherty and many key players defected in 1946.

A drought swept across Winkler County in 1916, and many families who came during the school-land rush gave up their farms and moved.

However, the good moisture years that had attracted these settlers were succeeded by a severe drought in 1893 and 1894, which drove many of the new settlers away again ; the number of farms in the county declined by more than half, from 565 in 1890 to 226 in 1900.

Guinea-Bissau is a member of several international organizations: the United Nations and many of its specialized and related agencies, including the World Bank, the International Monetary Fund ( IMF ), the World Health Organization, the Food and Agriculture Organization, the Group of 77, and the International Civil Aviation Organization ; the African Development Bank ( AFDB ); the Economic Community of West African States ( ECOWAS ); the West African Economic and Monetary Union ( WAEMU ); the Organisation of Islamic Cooperation ( OIC ); the African Union ( AU ); and, the permanent Interstate Committee for drought control in the Sahel ( CILSS ).

The infant town of Wickenburg went through many trials and tribulations in its first decades, surviving the Indian Wars including repeating Indian raids, outlaws, mine closures, drought, and a disastrous flood in 1890 when the Walnut Creek Dam burst, killing nearly 70 residents.

But some years later they suffered financial difficulties during a drought when many cattle died.

Founded as the town at the end of the railroad, Faith was originally the hub of a homestead boom in the period 1910-1920 ; but the drought conditions of the 1920s that led to the Dust Bowl of the 1930s quickly replaced abnormally wet conditions of the early 20th Century, and the harsh winters of the Northern Plains quickly drove many sodbusters to more hospitable regions.

A two-year long drought began in 1957, which ultimately caused many farm failures.

The later years of the decade brought many hardships to Grantsville's citizens, including drought, grasshopper infestations, and the settlement's temporary abandonment in advance of the arrival of Johnston's Army.

During his time as Taipei's mayor, Ma had many conflicts with the central government over matters such as health insurance rates and control of the water supply during the drought.

Hicks emphasized the drought that ruined so many Kansas farmers, but also pointed to financial manipulations, deflation in prices caused by the gold standard, high interest rates, mortgage foreclosures, and high railroad rates.