1.   Australian farmers, warned six months ago of a likely drought year, sold off cattle and changed planting plans to minimize the losses.

2.   During drought years, when the water level remains low, those eggs rest dormant.

3.   During the drought years, homeowners cut off watering and let all or most of their yard plants die.

4.   In addition, this has been a drought year, with no heavy rain having fallen in many parts of the northwest since May.

5.   In drought years, outbreaks of disease can be caused when wintering ducks on the Pacific Flyway are crowded together into the few small areas that do have water.

6.   In drought years, this state does not have enough available water for the present population at current rates of use.

7.   In fact, recent drought years have drastically reduced the number of mule deer permits.

8.   Second, Wyoming claims that federal policy in drought years encourages contract users to exploit this failure of the Government to police consumption.

9.   The answers show the profound effect that simple rainfall has on nature -- and the benefits from habitat protection during drought years.

10.   The Truckee River essentially died, becoming an open sewer, and a bare trickle during drought years.