The drought in the region has been so severe that quiver trees are struggling to survive.
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The drought in the Horn of Africa is probably worse now than it was then.
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He said the drought in Texas was severe enough for ranchers to cull herds, which has lower supply.
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If they read a story about the drought in California they can be directed to another story about the drought in California.
The company expects crop yields to be lower in 2012 owing to the severe drought in the U.S., resulting in high grain prices.
This year's rain levels will be particularly critical given the drought in the western state of Maharashtra and the southern state of Andhra Pradesh.
La Nina may be the underlying cause of the drought in the South, but rising temperatures from global warming make that drought more severe.
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The upward momentum is likely to continue as Agrium, like many other leading fertilizer stocks, is poised to gain for the remainder of 2012 from the drought in the Midwest.
While some of the slowdown came primarily from a decline in farm inventories, due to the drought in the mid-west, consumer service spending, exports and durable goods all declined as well.
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"I don't like to get into an us-versus-them situation, but the drought in these other locations is going to get worse and worse and what we have to offer is going to get more and more attractive, " said David Ullrich, executive director of an organization representing the Great Lakes region's mayors.
Beef prices have soared following the worst drought in the U.S. in more than 50 years.
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In 2011, the worst drought in 60 years struck the Horn of Africa.
The storm brought moisture to a region of the country that has been parched for nearly a year, engulfed in the worst drought in decades.
Given the ongoing drought in capital spending and the ugly overall situation in telecommunications, it's not difficult to understand why Andrew's profits have suffered.
You might also have seen the recent panic over the severe drought in the US and its effect on the price of corn, wheat and other key commodities.
The Disasters Emergency Committee (DEC) launched an appeal in July after the worst drought in Somalia, Kenya, Ethiopia and South Sudan for 60 years.
But farmers in Tennessee are calling the current drought the worst in more than a century.
The second 100-year drought in the Amazon in the last five years.
Farmers across the United States are facing the worst drought in a generation, leading the USDA to declare 1, 369 counties in 31 states as disaster areas.
Russia is in the grip of the worst drought in over a century of record keeping.
Strong winds, high temperatures and the worst drought in nearly 60 years are complicating the task.
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), has declared that more than 1, 000 counties in 26 states are natural disasters caused by the worst drought in more than 50 years.
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Somalia was worst hit by the extreme drought in 2011 that affected more than 13 million people across the Horn of Africa.
Met Office analysis has suggested that the UK could experience a severe short-term drought, similar to the drought experienced in 1976, once a decade.
In the U.S., meanwhile, Monsanto is seeing increased demand after the worst drought in decades threatened crops.
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Afghanistan has suffered 20 years of war, and this year has brought the worst drought in decades.
Kenya is among Horn of Africa nations facing the worst drought in decades.
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Australia's key crop production fell by more than a third during the quarter, hit by the worst drought in a century.
After more than 20 years of war, the country is now suffering the worst drought in decades, and hundreds of thousands of people are living in refugee camps.
"Although the Midlands now joins the South East and other parts of the UK in drought, the reasons behind the Environment Agency's decision are slightly different, " he said.
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