1.   Crops are withering in fields.

2.   Dry-land farmers see their crops wither in the field, while the irrigators can draw from the waterways.

3.   Seeds fail to sprout, or crops wither beneath the relentless sun.

4.   The corn crop has largely withered and died, which means farmers will have to wait until at least February before their stocks can be replenished.

5.   As week after week went by last summer without any rain, Jameson saw his crops wither and felt his spirits decline.

6.   But almost no rain has fallen, causing reservoirs to dry up and corn and rice crops to wither.

7.   Cancer rates are rising, crops have withered and factories have shut down.

8.   Entire herds have died, crops have withered, and entire villages have been forced to relocate, U.N. workers say.

9.   Farmers watch their crops wither and their cattle die.

10.   Last year, crops withered in a severe drought.