- Fall
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- Nov 07, 2020
Drought Quotes
On dry seasons, literal and otherwise, and what follows.
These quotes move from a farmer weighing drought against a crushing mortgage, to an actor's honest talk about the creative dry spells of the job, to real concern over rivers and irrigation running short. Even climate change gets a direct mention as droughts stretch across the American Southwest.
- Last Updated on May 30, 2021
- Enough
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- Nov 07, 2020
The thing that has not had enough attention is really thinking about how to use modern breeding techniques to really look at the germplasm pools and find ways to actually improve yields and to improve the heat and drought tolerance of these crops.
- Family
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- Nov 07, 2020
Having grown up on a family farm, I am all too familiar with the effects a drought can have on a crop.
- Brain Cells
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- Nov 07, 2020
I'm just a believer in keeping all of the creative brain cells moving and working even when you're not working because the inevitable loneliness and boring drought in the actor's world, it can eat you alive.
- Fish
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- Nov 07, 2020
Our fish, our recreation, our irrigation and all our uses of the Missouri River are threatened if the drought continues and the Corps of Engineers decisions aren't changed.
- Climate Change
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- Nov 07, 2020
More and more Americans are experiencing the direct impacts of climate change, from the wildfires in California, to devastating hurricanes in the Southeast, to drought in the Southwest. And they are choosing candidates who are ready to do something about it.
- Congress
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- Nov 07, 2020
Texas' and America's farmers are suffering. As the Member of Congress representing the 10th Congressional District of Texas, I have traveled throughout our area and have seen first-hand how the drought has affected our agricultural communities.
- Frequent
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- Nov 07, 2020
Floods will become more serious and frequent in the Indo-Gangetic plains. Drought induced food and water scarcity will become more acute. South Asia, Sub-Saharan Africa and the small islands will be the worst victims.
- Climate
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- Nov 07, 2020
The Climate Risk Managers can be trained in the science and art of managing uncertain rainfall patterns leading to drought or flood.
- Food
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- Nov 07, 2020
Unlike other essential goods, like clothing, shelter, or food, we take cheap or even free water for granted. It often takes a crisis, such as a major drought or flood, to spur investment and policy reforms in improving water security.
- Dance
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- Nov 07, 2020
Years of drought and famine come and years of flood and famine come, and the climate is not changed with dance, libation or prayer.
- Far
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- Nov 07, 2020
Yeah, the material's been good so far, although I'm sure there's got to be a drought coming someday.
- Live
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- Nov 07, 2020
We live in a world of strange priorities, where Kim Kardashian buying a Lamborghini creates international headlines, but children in Niger suffering from drought and children in Britain suffering from leukaemia go unnoticed.
- Change
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- Nov 07, 2020
Climate change is the greatest threat to humanity, perhaps ever. Global temperatures are rising at an unprecedented rate, causing drought and forest fires and impacting human health.
- Climate
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- Nov 07, 2020