Word: drought
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Dates: during 2000-2009
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...Crimson ended its Ivy drought with a victory over Columbia on Saturday. The Lions dropped to 0-35 in their five-year history in the Ivy League...
...north, Krinsky was at a loss (much as one would be after being prompted to give a twelve-word solution to the problem of world hunger). After a thoughtful pause, Krinsky seemed poised to share with me the elusive answer to Harvard’s 366-year sexual drought. “Umm...we’re all in this together,” is the best she can offer. We’re doomed...
...According to Svoboda, droughts are a natural and predictable part of the climate cycle, so we really shouldn't be so surprised when water supplies run low. Drought is something we can - and must - prepare for, he says, but getting ahead of the curve requires proactive thinking, and possibly expensive ventures like creating new reservoirs. If we don't take droughts more seriously, Svoboda predicts, the strain on water supplies will just keep getting worse...
...Okay, but what about easing the effects of this drought - right now? Happily for budding conservationists, there are a number of steps you can take to help preserve water. Here, with thanks to Bryan Swistock, is a quick rundown...
...take it outside. Most states with drought emergencies have already banned "nonessential" water use - and that includes washing cars, watering lawns and filling the swimming pools. Why eliminate all these springtime activities? Because, explains Swistock, they use up huge amounts of water with literally no return (to the ground water supply...