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Noun Concept

Categories: Meteorological quantities, Basic meteorological concepts and phenomena, Meteorological phenomena, Droughts, Webarchive template wayback links

drought drouth "dry spell" Causes of drought Climate change and drought

A shortage of rainfall WordNet 3.0

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A shortage of rainfall WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

A drought is a period of drier-than-normal conditions. Wikipedia

Extended period of months or years when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply. Wikipedia Disambiguation

A period of abnormally dry weather sufficiently prolonged so that the lack of water causes a serious hydrologic imbalance (such as crop damage, water supply shortage) in the affected area. OmegaWiki

Farmers most affected by the drought hope that there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season WordNet 3.0 & Open English WordNet

IS A

dryness

condition

HAS KIND

drought in the United Kingdom

megadrought

drought in Australia

Drought in California

2012 Sahel drought

HAS INSTANCE

Federation Drought