1.   And the drought has made the dead wood as dry and dangerous as an open matchbook.

2.   And recent harsh droughts have made life without running water all the more difficult.

3.   A summer drought has made life even more difficult for the workers.

4.   Drought makes the trees more susceptible to the beetle because it lowers their natural defenses.

5.   The Fox administration argues that a prolonged drought has made those deliveries impossible.

6.   Towns like Deckers are especially hard to defend, because drought has made kindling of the postcard-worthy woods and meadows that draw people to settle here.

7.   But drought made the landscape of greasewood and mesquite even less forgiving than usual.

8.   But there is little farmland around it, and the drought has made it tough for people to care for the scrawny cattle that provide a living for many.

9.   He said the drought made sugar planting difficult.

10.   The prolonged drought has made it difficult for orang utans to find fruits and they have to move around a lot every day.