The drought in Ningxia started in 2004 and some districts have not received substantial rainfall for over 600 days.

宁夏的干旱从2004年开始，一些区域没有受到有效性的降雨持续达600天之久。

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Drought conditions and high winds have fueled destructive wildfires in northern Mexico and the southern U.S. plains states, especially Texas, where dozens of homes have burned in recent days.

干旱的气候和大风使墨西哥北部和美国南部一些州的野火更加肆虐，尤以德克萨斯州为甚。近些天，德州已经有数十座住宅起火。

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The county's drought will last for days, said the local water company. It is unknown when water supplies will resume.

当地自来水公司表示，县城将停水数日，恢复供水时间还不能确定。

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New figures from the agency show that one in every five days saw flooding in 2012, but one in four days saw drought.

BBC: Science & Environment

Texas' previous drought record was 58 consecutive days without rain, set in 1934 between May and July.

CNN: U.S. pledges help for Texas farmers hit by record drought

Might not sound important, until you realize that our farm production is critically dependent upon stable weather patterns, this year promises to be one of the worst for drought in many areas since the dust bowl days from the Depression.

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