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Instead, the evidence pointed to repeated severe droughts that affected the region both before and after the site's final abandonment.

From Science Daily • Jun. 11, 2026

No two El Niños are the same, but a strong event typically fuels hot, dry weather in parts of South America, South East Asia and Australia, raising the chances of droughts and wildfires.

From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026

Data centers have faced broad pushback in recent months over their water use, which can be particularly controversial in regions that already face droughts or other water constraints.

From Barron's • Jun. 5, 2026

Acts of God are environmental: droughts, floods, locust plagues and the unusual winters that froze the Thames, contributing to recessions in 1710, 1739-40, 1762 and 1946-47.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

Unpredictable severe droughts last for years, punctuated by equally unpredictable torrential rains and floods.

From "Guns, Germs, and Steel: The Fates of Human Societies" by Jared M. Diamond