USA HISTORY

Detailed explanation-1: -A drought is defined as “a period of abnormally dry weather sufficiently prolonged for the lack of water to cause serious hydrologic imbalance in the affected area.”-Glossary of Meteorology (1959).

Detailed explanation-2: -Defining Drought. Drought is generally defined as “a deficiency of precipitation over an extended period of time (usually a season or more), resulting in a water shortage.”

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 drought.

Detailed explanation-4: -Drought. A drought is an extended period of unusually dry weather with no rain or other precipitation.