11.   Drought has meant fewer agricultural jobs in the region.

12.   He said that the recent severe drought meant that the supply from Israel had virtually dried up.

13.   Investors are hoping a continuing drought will mean more export sales.

14.   The drought also also meant the failure of rice harvests in several areas, leading to predictions of food shortages.

15.   The good news is that the expected drought means less water environments in which disease carriers could breed.