drought
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Scientists have since established that the degradation of the island was in fact gradual, taking centuries, caused largely by drought, volcanic eruptions and the arrival of the Polynesian rat.
When she was asked how it would feel to end the drought, Liu said she wasn’t even aware of it.
California has been coming out of a so-called snow drought and experts do not consider the latest snowfall exceptional.
From BBC
A severe drought also burned up grazing pastures, making it more expensive to feed livestock.
Extended drought and growing competition for limited food and water likely pushed them out of Liang Bua and may have ultimately led to their extinction.
From Science Daily
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