1.   At the same time, droughts crippled crops in Australia, Indonesia and the Philippines.

2.   A seven-month drought crippled winter wheat production in some key states.

3.   Continued severe drought could also cripple the tourist season, which triples water usage in many small lake and coastal communities.

4.   He also believes the drought crippled the empire downriver, which had come to count on the agricultural proceeds of the northern plains.

5.   A drought has crippled the rice and commodity harvests, and has resulted in disease and famine in some parts.