The phrase
"ongoing drought" means that there has been a lack of rain or water for a considerable amount of time and it is still continuing without any improvement.
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Synonyms for individual words can be found below.
«ongoing»
«drought»
Sentences with «ongoing drought»
- This topic is particularly important in light of the expected impacts from climate change as well as ongoing drought. (humanrights.gov.au)
- The heat was spread out around the world: Record warmth in 2014 blanketed the western United States, exacerbating a brutal ongoing drought in California. (vox.com)
- Water losses in four years of ongoing drought threaten the well - being of some 41,000 square miles of the state's forests, a study finds. (techtimes.com)
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