Assertion: drought | /r/HasProperty | common
Facets:
value: to southern africa
type: LOCATION
value: relatively
type: DEGREE
value: from april
type: TEMPORAL
value: in american english
type: OTHER
value: everywhere
type: LOCATION
value: in educated speech
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: In American English, drought with the pronunciation (drout) is common everywhere in educated speech, and is the usual printed form
text: As global warming continues to unfold, its particular role in the California drought is yet to be determined as droughts in the state are a common phenomenon.
text: Droughts are a relatively common feature of the weather in the United Kingdom, with one around every 5–10 years on average.
text: Drought is common
text: In fact, droughts are common from April to the beginning of the rainy season in May or June, as you can see below.
text: While drought is common to Southern Africa, associate professor in the department of oceanography at the University of Cape Town Dr Mathieu Rouault explained that the two main causes of the current drought are El Niño and climate change.