FORESTRY
ECOLOGY AND ENVIRONMENT
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Famine
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Landslide
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Drought
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Flood
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Detailed explanation-1: -Drought. A drought is an extended period of unusually dry weather with no rain or other precipitation.
Detailed explanation-2: -A drought is a long period of time during which no rain falls.
Detailed explanation-3: -If a weather pattern that results in a precipitation deficit lasts for a few weeks or months, it is considered short-term drought. If the pattern and precipitation deficits last for more than six months, it is typically considered long-term or prolonged drought.
Detailed explanation-4: -A drought means that a place has less precipitation (rain or snow) than normal over a few months or even longer. What causes a drought? In order to answer to that question, let’s explore the connections between weather, climate, the water cycle and drought.