Surely an area does not need to completely &quot;run out of water&quot; for consequences to occur. Wikipedia has lots of examples of developed areas having less than typical rainfall and encountering problems.<p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;2000s_Australian_drought" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;2000s_Australian_drought</a><p><a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;List_of_droughts" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;List_of_droughts</a>