Phillip O'Neill writes: Not surprisingly, drought eats at more than a farmer's bank balance.

By Phillip O'Neill
Updated July 2 2021 - 2:30am, first published November 26 2019 - 3:46pm
Waiting for rain and the drought's legacy
Waiting for rain and the drought's legacy

Drought is the most mysterious of natural hazards. Farmers are never quite sure drought has arrived, then they look to the skies and wonder when it will end; and when the rains come, farmers can never be sure whether a return to normal seasons is actually underway.

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