severe drought
collocation in Englishmeaningsofsevereanddrought
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severe
adjective
uk/sɪˈvɪər/us/səˈvɪr/
causing very great pain, difficulty, worry, damage, etc.; ...
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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 ofsevereanddroughtfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
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Seedling death was obviously high and may have been enhanced by theseveredroughtwhich occurred later in 1997.
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Yield reductions duringseveredroughtwere so great that residue levels, even with no-tillage, were insufficient for protecting the soil from wind erosion.
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Our findings suggest that established seedlings of common shade-tolerant tree species in this semi-deciduous forest may be tolerant ofseveredroughtevents.
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Its hegemony lasted until about 1450 when, during a period ofseveredroughtand cold, its vassals revolted and destroyed the city.
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Although tropical humid mountains are usually not limited by water availability, the present results illustrated the profound effects of aseveredrought.
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Responses of tropical understory plants toseveredrought: tolerance and avoidance of water stress.
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In 1992-3, the combination ofseveredroughtand a sharp downturn in world prices seriously depressed the sector.
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The incidence of height loss during theseveredroughtcensus interval was 27.5%, compared with rates of 11.7% and 20.1% for earlier census intervals.
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The large decline in density of small trees was attributed to aseveredroughtin 1993.
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Their major northern cities were abandoned during aseveredrought.
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The areas ofseveredroughtare indicated in gray; areas of moderate drought are in white.
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Under conditions ofseveredrought, a rigidly controlled economy and an authoritarian government, farming in conservation areas made good sense for short-term food security.
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They were supported by district officials, who favoured anything to alleviate theseveredroughtaffecting the area during the early 1980s.
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During the dry season the tabonuco forest can sufferseveredrought, with consequent checks to bromeliad growth.
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In this paper, we report the impact ofseveredroughton the composition, structure and dynamics of a tropical forest.
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From the results of our study, it appears that the disadvantage of small size is accentuated duringseveredrought.
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The value of the corn crop had reached $129 million in 1928, but in 1934 and in 1936, years of especiallyseveredrought, producers received around $13 million.
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By selecting plants via hydric stress, we selected not only for plant precocity but also for other traits such as ability to produce seeds rapidly underseveredrought.
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