Exceptionally dry weather over the past year had cut agricultural production.

过去一年里异常干旱的气候降低了农业产量。

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For example, during past ice ages, glaciers advanced down through North America and Europe and gradually cut off parts of populations from one another.

例如，在过去的冰河时代，冰川向下穿过北美和欧洲，逐渐切断了部分人口之间的联系。

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Gannett,the nation's largest newspaper publisher, has cut more than one-fifth of its jobs in the past two years.

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Likewise, Ford has closed five American factories in the past three years, cut production for the past 11 quarters and will go further still to lower stocks of unsold cars.

ECONOMIST: Detroit's finest are in dire straits

The biggest cut over the past few years has been in the number of council workers.

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But 69% said their travel budgets had been cut over the past six months.

ECONOMIST: Is it all over for the business trip?