Water shortage is caused by the loss of forests.とは 意味・読み方・使い方

Because of the drought, the level of water in the dam is very low.

An absence of rain caused wild plants to die.

The embankment collapsed, unable to offer any resistance to the powerful flood water.

Water gurgled up from the ground.

That ditch drains water from the swamp.

The water spilled over and flowed into the floodplain.

It was difficult to drain the flooded areas.

Due to the long heat wave [hot spell] we are suffering from a serious water shortage.

A waterfall was rushing [streaming] over the edge of the precipice.

The sea had undermined the cliff.

The spring floods overflowed the meadow.

All the fields were drowned by the floods.

The valley was inundated with flood waters.

People living in that area are dying for want of water.

People living in this area are dying for want of water.

People living in this area are dying because of the lack of water.

The drought led to an insufficiency of food.

The problem of urban water supplies has recently become the subject of a great deal of discussion.

Water was spurting [gushing out] from the broken pipe.

People are suffering from the contamination of the water supply.

The embankment collapsed and more than half the town was flooded.

The crops are suffering from want of rain.

The crops are suffering from want of rain.

The dam gave way and sent a great flush of water down the valley.

The river [well] has run dry.

Because the soil is frozen, the water does not seep down into the earth.

The district suffers from scarcity of water.

Involution of leaves is caused by overfertilization.

The water pipe burst because of the cold weather.

The water pressure caused the pipe to burst.