Word: drought
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...poorest nations. This is due partly to their geographic locations—generally nearer to the equator, where climate change will cause more devastating changes than areas closer to the poles—and due partly to their inability to fund measures to mitigate effects such as drought or rising sea levels...
...knew we were going to capitalize on those chances at some point,” she added. “I think it was really important for us to come back and win a game like this.”Vaillancourt’s goal broke a long scoring drought for the Crimson. Though the match ended in dramatic fashion, it looked like it would be another easy win for Harvard after the first five minutes.At 2:56 in the first period, the Crimson took a power-play advantage after an interference penalty against Colgate. Sophomore defenseman Kathryn Farni converted...
...midair deflection of a shot from sophomore Alex Biega from the blue line. The Crimson ultimately fell in overtime against a flurry of Boston College advances. But under Taylor’s leadership, Harvard took a major step in the right direction in ending their 15-year Beanpot title drought and setting the tone for the rest of the season. “We knew how special this opportunity was and how lucky you are to get this chance,” Taylor said. “You can’t take it for granted. We played desperate...
While the season-opening split with Dartmouth seems so long ago, the Crimson will take its 1-1 Ancient Eight record to Penn (5-12) and Princeton (3-12) this weekend, looking to end a long drought against the two perennial Ivy powerhouses...
WUHAN, CHINA Yangtze River suffers from a severe drought...