The practice caught on elsewhere, helping the farmers of the basin to get through the recent long drought using far less water than before yet with no reduction in output.

该做法也被其他地方效仿。尽管农民能用的水比以前要少很多，但这种做法使他们度过了这个很长的干旱期，使它们的农作物产量不会减少。

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Crop production has fallen sharply, as the worst drought in six decades shows no sign of letting up.

由于作为六十年来最严重干旱丝毫没有减弱的迹象，农作物产量将大幅下滑。

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If no rains come during the remainder of February, it could become the worst drought in 200 years.

如果二月仍无降雨，将演变成200年来最严重的旱情。

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While it may be hard to know exactly what role climate change has played in causing the drought, there is no doubt that these kinds of events are exactly what we expect to experience more frequently and with greater severity because of the changing climate.

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The practice caught on elsewhere, helping the farmers of the basin to get through the recent long drought using far less water than before yet with no reduction in output.

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