She glanced at the man nodding beside her, a man with weather cracks furrowed into his lean cheeks, with powdery pale eyes reflecting all the droughts he had seen, reflecting the sky and the drought which must follow now in August -- yes, with eyes predicting the drought and here it was only June, only festival time again and thoughts of Gratt Shafer would not leave her.

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.

When a group of different plant species was prompted by a variety of different stress signals, such as drought or cold, each plant responded uniquely.

He was such a favourite with the latter, that, when Greece was visited by a drought in consequence of a murder which had been committed, the oracle of Delphi declared that the calamity would not cease unless Aeacus prayed to the gods that it might.

The river was, for the first time in years, overflowing its banks, heralding the end of a long drought.

When this gene was inserted into tomato and tobacco cells ( see RNA interference ), the cells were able to withstand environmental stresses like salt, drought, cold and heat, far more than ordinary cells.

Also, in 1998 the main harvest was hit by drought.

The archipelago is subject to cyclical droughts ; a devastating drought began in 1968 and was broken only briefly in 1975, 1978, 1984, and 1986.

Cannibalism was proven to have occurred in China during the Great Leap Forward, when rural China was hit hard by drought and famine.

In July 1934 this cap was increased by 50, 000 to include men from drought affected states of the mid-west.

It was the Wings ' first Stanley Cup since 1955, breaking the longest drought ( 42 years long ) in the league at that time.

The economic crisis was aggravated in 1982 and 1983 by drastic climatic changes, bringing severe drought as well as flooding, precipitated by the appearance of the unusually warm ocean current known as " El Niño ".

The end of hostilities with Ethiopia was followed by consecutive years of drought, which together have crippled the agricultural base

Also in 789 there was a severe drought and famine — the streets of the capital were clogged with the sick, and people avoiding being drafted into the military, or into forced labour.

Although the city was affected by the Great Depression and simultaneous drought, it nevertheless experienced slow and steady growth throughout the early part of the twentieth century.

As world prices fell and production costs, exacerbated by drought, rose, there was less incentive to raise cattle.

Amid charges of corruption and malfeasance against the royal family and poor economic conditions created by the severe 1971 – 72 drought, former Prime Minister Mohammad Sardar Daoud Khan seized power in a non-violent coup on July 17, 1973, while Zahir Shah was receiving treatment for eye problems and therapy for lumbago in Italy.

On the other hand, hurricane formation was greatly diminished from 1968 to 1994, which for some reason coincides with the great Sahel drought.

During the Younger Dryas period of cold and drought, permanent habitation of any one location was not possible.

As a result of a severe drought in Canaan, Jacob moved to Egypt at the time when his son Joseph was viceroy.

The Wizards played their home games at CommunityAmerica Ballpark in Kansas in 2008, and ended a four year playoff drought by posting an 11 – 10 – 9 record, which was good enough for fourth place in the Eastern Conference.

A drought in Fujian caused many people to ask her to call for rain, which was a ritual that could not be performed while pregnant.

Chen managed to kill the snake with a sword, but died either of a miscarriage or hemorrhage ; she was able to complete the ritual, and ended drought.

In the fall of 1939, after nearly a decade of dirt and dust, the nearly decade-long drought ended, as regular rainfall finally returned to the region.

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.

At 49 years, it was the second longest Stanley Cup drought in NHL history, behind the New York Rangers, which ended in after 54 years.

LDEO dendrochronological research has established tree-ring chronologies indicating severe periods of drought across mainland Southeast Asia in the early 15th century, raising the possibility that Angkor's canals and reservoirs ran dry and ended expansion of available farmland.

Groundwater pumping combined with drought conditions ended surface flow in Pumpkin Creek by 1993, and significantly reduced groundwater levels in the valley.

While the Civil War had little effect on Santa Barbara, the disastrous drought of 1863 ended the Rancho Period, as most of the cattle died and ranchos were broken up and sold.

This period of expansion ended with the drought and agricultural depression of the 1890s ; the town's population fell to 7, 000 and would not reach 15, 000 until 1930.

In 1890, this ended with a series of drought years, lasting until about 1896.

In July 1988, Connors ended a four-year title drought by winning the Sovran Bank Tennis Classic in Washington, D. C.

He was unable to effectively address the problems facing farmers ( including drought and low grain prices ), bitter labour disputes in the coal industry, or the pronounced divisions in public opinion that had sprung up around prohibition ( which his government ended ).

The Roughriders finally ended their 11-year playoff drought in 1988 when they tied for first in the West along with Edmonton finishing with identical records of 11 – 7, and finished in second place after tiebreakers.

The National League ended their 13 year drought with a 3-1 victory in 2010 and won again in 2011 and 2012.

In April 2012, Curtis won the Valero Texas Open for his fourth PGA Tour victory and ended a six year winless drought on tour.

This ended a 28-tournament title drought for Capriati, and was her first tour victory since she won the 2002 Australian Open.

The 8-0 victory closed out their era as the oldest team without a no-hitter and ended a drought that lasted 8, 019 regular-season and 74 post-season games.

By this time, the euphoria of the royal tour had ended and political focus was on the still serious recession and drought that was taxing the Australian economy.

When rain came and ended the drought, the grateful villagers gave Wen Shi the name " Mother of Dragons " ( 龍母 ) or " Divine Human " ( 神人 ).

His playoff leadership while in New York, which ended a 54-year Stanley Cup drought in 1994, earned him the nickname " The Messiah ".

The federation drought ( 1901 – 1903 ) reduced the number of Australian sheep from 72 to 53 million and ended the Vermont era.

The Calgary Flames ended a seven-year playoff drought backed by the solid play of Miikka Kiprusoff.

His win ended a 19-year Oscar drought for African-Americans, the second longest in the Academy's history since Hattie McDaniel's 1939 win for her supporting role in Gone with the Wind.

They ended their seven year title drought with a 26 – 20 win over ASM Clermont Auvergne on 28 June 2008.