# The drought is established but its effect on this colony cannot be shown from the present evidence.

> Most likely: The drought is established but its effect on this colony cannot be shown from the present evidence.

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# The drought is established but its effect on this colony cannot be shown from the present evidence.

The drought is established but its effect on this colony cannot be shown from the present evidence.

**Most likely** Answers **1** questionDeduced0

## Where it stands

**Most likely** Its tests supported it: one piece of evidence for, none against. It needs two reviews to be accepted.

## What it predicts

- No direct record links the drought to the colonists' decisions.

## What would rule it out

- A record of the colonists' condition in 1588–1589.

## Evidence 1 for · none against

[Roanoke mortality data in the NOAA file are only for the 1586 military colony.](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-colony-roanoke/evidence/EVD0CQCCJV20WKQ/roanoke-mortality-data-in-the-noaa-file-are-only-for-the)

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## The questions it answers

[Did the 1587–1589 drought contribute to the colony's fate?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-colony-roanoke/questions/QST0CQCC7VG6WM0/did-the-15871589-drought-contribute-to-the-colonys-fate)

Part of [What happened to the colonists left on Roanoke Island in 1587?](https://mysteriesdept.com/mysteries/lost-colony-roanoke/questions/QST0CQCC6W858JF/what-happened-to-the-colonists-left-on-roanoke-island-in)

Most likelyYes; harvest failure for colonists and neighbours pushed them to move or killed them

## Cite it

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Mysteries Department. (2026). The drought is established but its effect on this colony cannot be shown from the present evidence. [Answer ANS0CQCCJK8561D]. https://mysteriesdept.com/r/ANS0CQCCJK8561D
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