drought years
Times without rain
Drought years are periods when rainfall falls significantly below normal levels, causing water shortages and crop failures.
The phrase typically appears in agricultural, environmental, or historical contexts: During the drought years, many families abandoned their farms.
It often implies sustained hardship rather than a single dry season.
- famineSevere food shortage
- dust bowlErosion-ravaged drought zone
- dust stormsWindblown particulate weather events
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
- aridDevoid of water
bone dry · withered · crops · rainfall · barren · cracked earth · water shortage · water restrictions · scorched · harvest failure · reservoirs · irrigation · wildfires · heatwave · dry spell · rationing · wells · livestock
- Central OregonBend, Redmond, Sisters, Madras, Three Sisters
- Texas historyAlamo, Texas Revolution, Republic of Texas, Sam Houston, Texas Capitol