Word: drought
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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This year, the fiscal drought might hit crisis proportions, forcing the council to make tough choices about the groups and activities that it funds...
...comes the war: logging managers say this year's fires are in some ways the result of insufficient logging, which led to the buildup of dense "fuel loads" that, given this summer's conditions (drought and dry heat) produce fires so hot they create their own fierce weather systems: fire winds and exploding trees...
Children take up arms against their classmates and the first thing that crosses a television producer's mind is ratings. A supersonic jet spews huge flames from its tail as it dives into Hotelissimo and the news industry breathes a thankful prayer that the dreadful summer news drought is finally over...
...rice as the first modest start of a new green revolution, in which ancient food crops would acquire all manner of useful properties: bananas that wouldn't rot on the way to market; corn that could supply its own fertilizer; wheat that could thrive in drought-ridden soil...
...Maroc 737 for his return to the capital. The cabin is bedecked in flowers and silk carpets. He slips quietly into Seat 2A and chats with flight attendants who offer tea, canapes and chocolates. Near the end of the one-hour flight, he reflects on his tour of the drought-stricken south. "These people need some moral support and some comfort," he says quietly as the plane banks over Rabat. "It is now time for authority to serve the people, and not for the people to serve authority...