drought
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Drought Monitor from April 14 says that 51% of U.S. states and Puerto Rico are in moderate drought or worse, up from 50.2% the previous week.
From Barron's • Apr. 20, 2026
Florida is in the midst of its worst drought in 25 years, but the dry spell actually ranked far down on the list of challenges these bedraggled growers were facing.
From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026
And in 2024 Ecuador experienced a severe drought, which brought on daily power outages up to 14 hours a day because the hydroelectric dams didn’t have enough water to generate electricity.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 19, 2026
A winter respite from drought was all too brief.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 17, 2026
It was during an obliterating drought, and amid the dust and heat Dudley and his partner searched a clapboard house where the two wanted men were believed to be hiding out.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
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