The phrase
"devastating drought" means an extremely severe and harmful lack of rain for a long period of time, which causes significant damage to the environment, crops, animals, and people's lives.
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Synonyms for individual words can be found below.
«devastating»
«drought»
Sentences with «devastating drought»
- These countries experience devastating drought regularly, and 2011 was a particularly damaging year. (cccblog.org)
- Any one of them could contain a trait that could protect against devastating droughts or crop pests. (e360.yale.edu)
- Using satellite data and statistical modeling, South Dakota State University scientists confirmed that the semiarid Sahel region, which is dependent on seasonal rains, have largely recovered from devastating drought in the 1970s and 1980s. (sciencedaily.com)
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