Drought example sentences

Biotic and abiotic resistance: Crops production can go down due to biotic (diseases, insects and nematodes) and abiotic (drought, salinity, water logging, heat, cold and frost) stresses under different situations.The poorest section of the society might be food insecure most of the times while persons above the poverty line might also be food insecure when the country faces a national disaster/calamity like earthquake, drought, flood, tsunami, widespread failure of crops causing famine, etc.These chiefs managed to survive the devastations of war and drought.If the rainfall is scanty in the winter months from June till August, drought may occur.Provision for crop insurance against drought, flood, cyclone, fire and disease, establishment of Grameen banks, cooperative societies and banks for providing loan facilities to the farmers at lower rates of interest were some important steps in this direction.The moment we speak of water shortages, we immediately associate it with regions having low rainfall or those that are drought prone.Since they could not shift their cattle to places where pastures were available, large numbers of Maasai cattle died of starvation and disease in these years of drought.Droughts occur because of scarcity or irregular distribution of rains.Natural calamities such as earthquakes, floods, volcanic eruptions, forest fires, droughts, etc.They were cut off from the best grazing lands and forced to live within a semi-arid tract prone to frequent droughts.The stock eased after 2002 03 due to relief opertations undertaken by the goverment as the year was declared as drought year due to failure of monsoon.This affected their lives in times of drought and even reshaped their social relationships.Natural disasters, such as floods, droughts, landslides, quakes on the earth or under the ocean, can affect people's emotions to such an extent that they experience deep depression and sorrow, a sense of complete helplessness and lack of control over their lives.Countries located in climatic zones most susceptible to droughts face great problems of water scarcity.How is food security affected during a calamity? Due to a natural calamity, say drought, total production of foodgrains decreases.