Even the most reliable waterpower varied with the seasons and disappeared in a drought.

即使是最可靠的水力也会随着季节变化，也会因干旱而消失。

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California has been facing a drought for many years now, with certain areas even having to pump freshwater hundreds of miles to their distribution system.

加州已经遭受旱灾多年，某些地区甚至不得不从数百英里外抽取淡水，输送到他们的给水系统中。

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Some plants store reserves of water to see them through a drought; others send roots deep down to subsurface water supplies.

有些植物储存水分来使它们度过干旱；另一些则把根深深地扎入地下水源。

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Researchers say villages where farmers planted trees did better than others during a drought and food shortage in two thousand five.

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When there is crop failure because of a drought or flood, farmers receive a text message.

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The researchers developed a document they are calling a Monsoon Asia Drought Atlas.

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At the same time, the whole industry is suffering from a drought of innovation.

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But 600 miles west in Texas a drought was taking hold and wildfires raged.

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Dumfries and Galloway was put on flood watch while the subject of a drought order application.

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