In drought-affected areas of Kenya, monthly admissions for treatment of severe malnutrition are 78 percent higher than last year.

在肯尼亚遭受干旱影响的地区，每月因为严重营养不良而接受治疗的人数比去年高出了百分之78。

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Scientists are keeping a wary eye on the Amazon's rain forests after a severe drought struck some 1.2 million square miles of forest last year.

自从去年一场严峻的干旱袭击了亚马逊120万平方公里的土地之后，科学家们就对亚马逊热带雨林地区进行着谨慎的观察。

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Suffering from a severe drought, Yunnan's Dai autonomous prefecture of Xishuangbanna will still hold the Dai people's New Year Water-Splashing Festival, Shanghai Morning Post reported.

据上海《新闻晨报》报道，一年一度的傣历新年“泼水节”即将到来，面对严重干旱，云南西双版纳州确定不会取消该节日。

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This time last year much of England was suffering a severe drought with seven water companies in the south east enforcing hosepipe bans and restrictions.

BBC: Lake Vyrnwy in Powys