According to the theory of forestry health, the forestry health in Qilian Mountain is affected by mice pest, snow break, landslide, drought and unreasonal forestry stand structure and so on.

应用森林健康理论，分析得出威胁祁连山森林健康的主要自然灾害为病虫鼠害、雪折、风倒滑坡、气候干旱及森林组成和林分结构不合理；

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But summertime thunderstorms are not delivering the up to 2 feet of rainfall forecasters say is needed to break the drought and flush estuaries of salt water.

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Other emergency plans call for letting huge tracts of farmland lie fallow to ensure a 50-day supply, in hopes that the drought will break.

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The team was "like a wounded animal waiting to break a 12-year drought" and its members were "fitter and stronger than the home team".

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