As thousands of wells have run dry, they become hard to replenish, and it would take several years of rain like what the state recently experienced to make a difference.

Source: https://scotscoop.com/opinion-california-wasted-the-water/

During the frantic moments Tuesday after a wildfire jumped containmentnear a residential neighbourhood in Lahaina, Hawaii, firefighters rushing to slow the spread were distressed to find that their hydrants were starting to run dry.

Source: https://indianexpress.com/article/world/hawaii-fires-lahaina-water-system-collapse-8891597/

In 2014, California adopted a landmark law aimed at combating excessive groundwater pumping, especially in farming areas of the San Joaquin Valley where many families were seeing their wells sputter and run dry.

Source: https://www.latimes.com/environment/story/2023-02-23/calls-grow-for-stronger-california-groundwater-regulation

Put another way, if NUMI continues to burn through cash at a rate of -CA$6.5m per quarter, the company's cash pot will run dry after slightly over nine months.

Source: https://seekingalpha.com/article/4594400-numinus-wellness-q2-results-urgent-action-required?source=feed_all_articles

She said that through partnership with DeWanna’s Closet, Food for Thought, the Lake Charles Junior League and the school’s community, the Closet has never run dry, since 2015.

Source: https://www.americanpress.com/2023/07/13/sara-jolie-in-her-second-act-as-shhs-educator/

The Wild Horse River had run dry about 90 metres from where it usually joins the Kootenay River.

Source: https://www.nationalobserver.com/2023/10/10/news/anglers-river-guardians-help-kootenay-fish-cross-rivers

They said: “We’ve given away just about as much as we can afford… We will continue to source equipment to provide for Ukraine, but what they need now is things like air defence assets and artillery ammunition and we’ve run dry on all that.”

Source: https://www.breitbart.com/europe/2023/10/04/west-is-running-out-of-weapons-to-give-ukraine-warns-uk/