“The lake has risen 13 feet in four years, but if we do go into a drought again, we're right back where we started. My boss says I can't quit until the lake reaches that level.”
Chris Drake
“Some came over the last four years (due to) the drought. So all of them together are going (back) to their homeland.”
Iqbal Khan
“We're actually more in a deficit than we were at the height of the drought when the lake was at its lowest level back on Nov. 20.”
Dale Crisp
“You describe it as if we have a whole cemetery, ... continuous years of drought.”
Robert Mugabe
“Extreme weather events, drought and rising sea levels threaten the lives and livelihoods of millions of people around the world. Negotiators must remember this as they enter these talks.”
Catherine Pearce
“A worse drought than we have seen recently may loom in our future.”
Dave Robinson
“We're still in a long-term drought, but short-term-wise, yes, the drought conditions have been eased. You can tell everything is greening up, and the fire threat is becoming very low.”
Jennifer Dunn
