prolonged drought
collocation in Englishmeaningsofprolongedanddrought
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prolonged
adjective
uk/prəˈlɒŋd/us/prəˈlɑːŋd/
continuing for a ...
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drought
noun[C or U]
uk/draʊt/us/draʊt/
a long period when there is little or ...
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(Definition ofprolongedanddroughtfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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This dierence resulted primarily from theprolongeddroughtat sowing in the 1994 season.
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However, since 1960, a severeprolongeddroughthas affected cultivation (25 % decrease in cultivated land) and, even more, the livestock (40-50 % decrease).
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However, the positive response of gliricidia biomass yield to rainfall and tree age means that tree biomass production in gliricidia may be affected in years following flooding orprolongeddrought.
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However, in 1999 because of aprolongeddrought(the longest for 35 years) there was almost a one and a half month delay in maize sowing.
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Thus, for example, farmers could be expected to make many of the same kinds of passive adjustments to aprolongeddroughtthat they make to periodic droughts.
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They are threatened by climate change,prolongeddrought, and by the considerable pressure exerted on wetlands and protected areas by developers and indeed administrations.
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It was preceded by aprolongeddrought, which reduced the capacity of the soil to absorb the rain.
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The final stage—during aprolongeddrought, when supplies for irrigation fall to environmentally dangerous levels—is the imposition of an indefinite ban on all spray irrigation.
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Ploughings were affected by theprolongeddrought, though to a lesser extent than in the previous year when the wet season caused a marked fall.
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Similarly, just when vegetables are in the most delicate stage keen east winds orprolongeddroughtwill also cause disaster.
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The basic facts are that even at the present time, afterprolongeddrought, we have very great quantities of water, more than ample.
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A year ago the reservoirs were depleted, and we had an unparalleled andprolongeddrought, but the position is quite otherwise to-day.
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Balochisan has suffered aprolongeddroughtand refugee crisis.
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This is extremely disappointing but may be due in large part to last year'sprolongeddroughtpreventing significant numbers of fish from running up rivers until after the fishing season.
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There is evidence of this in the fact that shortages of water are comparatively rare in the country as a whole except in periods ofprolongeddrought.
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Ultimately, the colony failed, due toprolongeddroughtand the declining world market for copra.
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He had hoped to retire from his outback lifestyle, but theprolongeddroughtprevented him from relocating.
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During spells ofprolongeddroughtthe pond is prone to dry out.
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Prolongeddroughtperiods are a potential threat to this species.
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Since the incident occurred during a period ofprolongeddrought, one theory is that the village was raided its stores of food.
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