Given our local and state drought condition, the graphic above seems very interesting. But note also the extreme heat in Russia, where they recently experienced forest fires unlike anything in prior memory; and in northern Africa where drought contribute to famine and the developing refugee crisis.
Of course the problem in Somalia has been complicated by a much longer lasting drought and man-made conditions (war, terrorism, poor international cooperation) that prevented people from preparing for a down-turn in local food production, and even stopped them from being able to import food before the situation reached a crisis.
Still it should remind us, while we refrain from watering our lawns for a while but can still get food and water at the local MegaLoMart, what are the longterm trends this is a part of, as well as the long term consequences? More importantly though, what does this experience tell us about the interdependence we must have with one another, our institutions, nations, and peoples if we are to survive such trying times?