THE GREAT DEPRESSION 1929 1940
THE GREAT DEPRESSION
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a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall; a shortage of water resulting from this
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a period of severe flooding that greatly damaged the agriculture of the U.S.
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monsoon related devastation in an area
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to be dragged out before a group to be persecuted
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Detailed explanation-1: -Drought is the condition when there is no rainfall for a very long time, sometimes months or even years in a region. During drought, the soil gets dried up and erodes to dust. Rivers and ponds dry up leading to water shortage.
Detailed explanation-2: -A general definition of a drought is ‘a prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to a shortage of water’ [Oxford Dictionary].
Detailed explanation-3: -To a meteorologist, a drought is a prolonged period when precipitation is less than normal.
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. Drought can have a serious impact on health, agriculture, economies, energy and the environment.
Detailed explanation-5: -Drought is a natural climatic feature of below-average precipitation, which can last for months or years, while water scarcity results from a long-term imbalance between water demand and supply.