severe drought

Frequency: 8.015.1 per million words

a very serious drought

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  • Large areas of Africa are affected by severe drought.
  • The region experienced a severe drought last summer, leading to widespread crop failure.
  • Climate models predict more frequent and severe droughts in the coming decades.
  • A severe drought has gripped the western states for three consecutive years.
  • Farmers are struggling to survive the severe drought that has decimated their livestock.
  • The government declared a state of emergency due to the severe drought.
  • After months without rain, the land was parched by a severe drought.
  • This is the most severe drought the area has seen in over a century.
  • Ecologists are studying the long-term effects of the severe drought on local wildlife.
  • If the severe drought continues, major cities will have to implement water rationing.