In Houston last summer, there were 700 water main breaks every day due to aging pipes and pressure from increased water use and dry soil.
As a precocious 14-year-old on holiday from school in England, young Leacock filmed the life story of a banana, all the way from dry soil to boxed crate, edited the results Russian-style with astonishing brio and sent them to Robert Flaherty, the leading American documentary maker of the day.
The landscape in the reserve is parched, the acacia scrub withered and the soil dry, thirsty for the coming rains.
The combination of the soil, dry heat and altitude give the wines a lifted texture, purity of fruit and obvious finesse.
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In June last year, the yard was ready to be seeded with grasses and wildflowers selected by the company's meadow specialist, Ed Yates, to work well with the region's hard-packed soil and dry conditions.
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The problem is that they are planting these seeds in soil that is too dry or infertile to grow them.
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When it comes to consumer-level IoT, the classic example is Botanicalls, a dinky little product which sends plaintive tweets when the soil it is planted in becomes dry, to ensure plants stay watered.
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It could identify soil types, verify the presence of water ice and dry ice at the poles, and even track traces of water underground.
Meteorologists say the dry conditions in the Midwest started with a lack of snow, which usually replenishes soil with moisture.
The summer months tend to be a dry period for the central U.S., limiting the chances for rain to replenish parched soil.
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