Sentences with phrase «in times of drought»

For more earth - friendly jeans, choose organic brands — organic farming methods protect the soil, and healthy soil holds more water reserves to help in times of drought.

Self - sufficient farming is an attractive proposition in times of drought and high food costs.

Just like an area needs a water back up in times of drought, so does your finance in times of expensive emergencies.

The path is accessible only in times of drought, because it lies along an underground river.

Too much fresh water in times of drought (like right now in California) changes the salt content of the marshes and bay.

In times of drought there were no tithes, so no income.

As in a time of drought strong rivers fail, and cities languish in the molten air with fly - blown plagues.

So the Zulus in time of drought slew a «heaven bird «that the god, melting with grief, might weep and thus cause rain.

The duke wished in consequence of the drought to burn a witch, and a person much emaciated, Ts» ang Wau - Chung said to him, «That is not proper preparation in a time of drought.

Although dryland producers — those who grow crops without irrigation — are more vulnerable in times of drought, many irrigators are gazing warily at dropping water tables.

Yin said scientists have long observed the tendency of plants to slow their growth in times of drought to conserve energy and fight stress, but the genetic mechanisms that guide those interactions were poorly understood.

The Australian government has a water - management plan which aims to ensure that water will be available in times of drought, says Young.

One of the ways oil and gas development worsens water scarcity in times of drought is the use of large quantities of water for hydraulic fracturing, or fracking, and subsequent rounds of fracking the same well, a process called «refracturing.»

When horses meant power Agriculture, all but impossible in Mongolia in times of drought, could have resurfaced, as well, he said, lending stability to an economy previously dependent on livestock alone.

According to Bishop Landa, men, women and children were thrown alive into it as a sacrifice to the gods in times of droughts.

These offerings took place in times of drought, and men, women and children would be thrown into the well as an offering to the chac god.

Researchers who have checked data from three satellites confirm that the land on which they live is subsiding at the rate of a centimetre a year in times of drought.

California needs an infrastructure system that is effective in times of drought and in times of excess.

Buckhorn argues that Tampa needs to increase its use of reclaimed water supplies, and that he could lower rates while reducing potential for rationed use in times of drought.

People like them because they provide a full range of services — you can ride them, drink their milk in times of drought and use their dung for fertiliser.

According to Cressman's suit, the sculpture is based on a Native American legend and shows an Apache warrior shooting an arrow into the sky so that the «rain god» or «spirit world» would answer prayers for rain in a time of drought.

For example, local hunting kept larger crop - eating pests at bay, irrigation helped in times of drought, and shamanic intercession took care of storms and blights.

In times of drought, when other crops in quinoa - growing areas fail, quinoa can actually increase its yields.

In times of drought, springtails overgraze on the fungi and reduce their numbers.

In times of drought, those with the oldest, or most senior, rights to water would get it first; those with the newest rights would have to wait at the back of the line.

In times of drought, a bird that can extract food from multiple sources will survive whereas other birds will not.

In times of drought, however, snails end up using water with the heavy oxygen by necessity and are forced to incorporate heavier molecules into their shells.

In times of drought, however, snails end up using water with the heavy oxygen by necessity and are forced to incorporate heavier molecules into their shells.

In times of drought and flood, organic outperforms industrial agriculture.