NEET BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -Drought is an extended period of unusually dry weather when there is not enough rain. The lack of precipitation can cause a variety of problems for local communities, including damage to crops and a shortage of drinking water.

Detailed explanation-2: -Drought is a continuous period of dry weather, when an area gets less than its normal amount of rain, over months or even years.

Detailed explanation-3: -Semi-permanent drought produces arid biomes such as deserts and grasslands. Most arid ecosystems have inherently low productivity. The most prolonged drought ever in the world in recorded history continues in the Atacama Desert in Chile (400 years).

Detailed explanation-4: -Drought is a prolonged dry period in the natural climate cycle that can occur anywhere in the world. It is a slow-onset disaster characterized by the lack of precipitation, resulting in a water shortage.