The droughts are big, covering an area about the size of Argentina.

这几场干旱范围接近有阿根廷国土面积那么大。

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One matter they raised was the possibility that two periods of conflict in the area, in the 15th and 18th centuries, were provoked by droughts.

他们提出的一个问题是在这个地区中15世纪和18世纪两个时期的冲突，是由于干旱。

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Farmers in the area have seen a significant decline in the marsh's productivity as successive droughts have driven away many animal populations.

该地区的农民们注意到了沼泽地生产力的重大下降，以及随之而来的干旱使得大量动物种群迁出。

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Since 1895, wrote Tim Worstall for Forbes, only the extraordinary droughts of the 1930s and 1950s have covered more land area than the current drought.

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Extreme droughts currently cover about 2% of the world's land area, and that is going to spread to about 10% by 2050.

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