41.   In a severe drought, the courts could rule that the lakes are wasteful and could enforce dry-ups.

42.   In a severe drought, they might have made a difference.

43.   Increased building in the area has pushed the birds farther from the mission, and more than a decade ago severe droughts kept them away in droves.

44.   Jay Ziemann, assistant director of Arizona State Parks, points out that Kartchner was built and opened during a severe drought in southeastern Arizona.

45.   Last year, a severe drought limited the corn harvest.

46.   Mesclun riots and arugula uprisings broke out in several culinary capitals as heat and severe droughts took their toll on crops, resulting in salad shortages.

47.   Mexican farmers clearing land for planting started the fires, which spread out of control because of severe drought conditions blamed on the weather phenomenon known as El Nino.

48.   Most of Massachusetts is experiencing a severe drought, federal officials say, as are the southern parts of New Hampshire and Maine.

49.   Much of Arizona is in severe drought, according to the most common measure, the Palmer Drought Severity Index.

50.   No one knows whether the state could be gripped by a drought as severe as the one in Mexico, which has lasted five years in some places.