31.   Even more telling is evidence that the Anasazi had weathered many severe droughts in the past.

32.   Even in the Phoenix area, where canal water is mostly used for drinking water, groundwater could become vital during a severe drought.

33.   Evidence is also mounting that severe droughts and floods devastated a number of early civilizations.

34.   EPD officials say numerous local governments in the state are financially unable to build reservoirs to ensure them of an adequate water supply during severe droughts.

35.   Even in the Everglades, a severe drought could lead to catastrophic fires that would hurt plants and animals by burning away the muck soil.

36.   For example, during a severe drought, farmers in Arizona would be among the last in line to receive water.

37.   He attributes the decline to the severe drought and the subsequent heavy acorn crop in Central Texas.

38.   Harris points out that the pig does indeed wallow in its own filth, and eats its own feces, but usually only under conditions of severe drought.

39.   Had it not been for the severe drought in the region, the couple would have been found sooner, Clark said.

40.   If heavier rains and more severe droughts are in the cards, as the panel predicts, the vulnerability can only increase.