droughts
- plural of drought.
Example Sentences
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Droughts and floods can disrupt daily life, damage ecosystems, and strain local and global economies.
From Science Daily • Jan. 13, 2026
Droughts can drive up costs because without enough water, businesses have to buy more feed instead of relying on grazing lands, said Karina Schoengold, a professor of agricultural economics at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln.
From The Wall Street Journal • Aug. 26, 2025
Droughts are complex phenomena, driven by a mix of natural and human causes.
From BBC • Jul. 1, 2025
Droughts also weakened the alfalfa crop, which drove up the cost of feed and ultimately the price of beef.
From Seattle Times • May 10, 2024
Droughts, floods, severe winters, storms and hurricanes will injure these in various degrees, but no one species can be diminished in numbers without the effect being felt in various complex ways by all the rest.
From Darwinism (1889) by Wallace, Alfred Russel
