Prolonged drought can precipitate early marriage as families contend with scarcity.

长期干旱会导致家庭因资源匮乏，从而促成早婚。

The farmer ascribed the poor harvest to drought.

农民把因于干旱。

You'd think rain would be good for California in the middle of its historic drought, but so much rain in so little time on such dry ground can bring serious flooding.

你可能认为降雨对加利福尼亚中部地区的干旱而言无疑是天降甘露，但是短时间内干旱地区如此多的降雨很容易造成严重洪水。

Drought is a natural disaster that South Africans prone to.

干旱是南非易遭受的自然灾害。

The drought was spurred by low rainfall and unregulated water use.

这场干旱由降雨量低以及用水不规范造成。

And in recent years, a drought set in, making things worse and leading the food shortages for millions for people.

在近年，津巴布韦爆发旱灾，这无疑更是雪上加霜，百万计的人们面临着食物短缺问题。

Prolonged droughts have also led to desertification.

长期的干旱会导致沙漠化。

That's only a small share of the total acreage that could benefit, about half a million acres in all, so it will be vital to prioritize areas at greatest risk of fire or drought.

受益的也只是少部分林地，大约五十万英亩的规模。因此优先处理火灾或干旱威胁最大的区域非常重要。

Now, we just got our Christmas tree, but due to the drought, it's plastic.

我们圣诞树 但因为干旱 树是塑料的。

Three years of drought has made the bush bone-dry and easy to catch fire.

三年的干旱使灌木丛干枯易燃。

These new crops must also be more resistant to drought, heat, and pests.

这些新的作物还必须对干旱、高温和虫害有更强的抵抗力。

Now at the same time, disease and drought have limited harvests and decreased supply.

与此同时，疾病和干旱导致成有限，供应减少。

That's a little dry humor about the drought.

这是一个关于干旱的冷笑话。

They say the world's poorer receive fewer resources and are woefully unprepared to deal with further climate shocks suck as rising seas or severe drought.

称贫困人口所能得到的资源有限，并无法应对像水平面上升，极度干旱等未气候变化。

We will make solid efforts to protect against floods, droughts, forest and grassland fires, geological disasters, and earthquakes, and provide quality meteorological services.

切实做好洪涝干旱、森林草原火灾、地质灾害、地震等防御和气象服务。

Floods, droughts, strong rains and heat waves.

洪水、干旱、暴雨和热浪。

Ducks are birds that feed and breed in areas where there is a lot of water, but their habitats have been shrinking in recent decades because of the droughts.

鸭子是在有大量水的地方觅食和繁殖的禽类，但由于干旱，它们的栖息地在最近十年里一直在缩小。

A severe and long-lasting drought destroyed crops across the southern Great Plains.

一场严重且持续的干旱让大平原南部的玉米地毁灭殆尽。

But it will provide up to 10 million gallons of water an investment against drought.

但它将提供多达1千万加仑的水，这是对抗干旱的一项投资。

Researchers project that drought risk in California will only get worse as global temperatures rise.

研究人员认为，随着全球气候升温，加州的旱灾风险将变得越越大。