The region is suffering a severe drought.

该区正遭受严重干旱。

We see more droughts in countries like Australia.

我们看到像澳大利亚国家干旱更频繁了。

It's a severe drought, and the Milgis river has vanished.

今年旱情极其严重，尔吉斯河早已消失。

The farmer ascribed the poor harvest to drought.

农民把歉收归因于干旱。

Since then, California has been through several extreme droughts.

自那以后，加州经历了多次极端干旱天气。

Michoacan has seen extreme drought for more than a year.

却肯州一年多以来一直遭受着极端干旱。

She says this is the strongest drought she can remember.

她说是记忆中最严重干旱现象。

Every once in a while, some region suffers a drought.

有时候，某区会遭受旱灾。

This does not mean the state's historic drought is over.

但并不意味着，区历史性灾害就此结束。

And that is why Australia is experiencing these very severe droughts.

就是为什么澳大利亚正经历现在非常严重干旱。

Drought is a natural disaster that South Africans prone to.

干旱是南非易遭受自然灾害。

And we start in Spain today where they are seeing a major drought.

今天节目要从西班牙开始说起，那里正在经历一场严重干旱。

Prolonged droughts have also led to desertification.

长期干旱会导致沙漠化。

Roughly judging, guessing it's the worst drought in over twelve hundred years.

粗略判断，猜测是一千两百多年来最严重干旱。

And they've all been experiencing a drought for the last 18 years.

而过去18年来他们一直都在经历干旱。

Those farmers desperately hoped for a good rain that would end the drought.

那些农夫迫切希望天降甘霖以解除干旱。

California Governor Jerry Brown officially declared the drought in the state last month.

加州州长杰里·布朗上月正式宣布加州进入干旱状态。

They estimate this is the worst drought in California in over twelve hundred years.

他们估计是加州一千二百多年来最严重旱灾。

It also predicts there will be 30 percent more droughts, or very dry weather.

它还预测干旱，即非常干燥天气，将会增加30%。

While at the same time, we're suffering catastrophic droughts.

与此同时，我们却正在遭受灾难性干旱。