Drought
Drought is the lack of soil moisture over a period of time. This lack of moisture can be due to reduced precipitation, increased evaporation and/or transpiration, or higher temperatures. It can also be caused by a combination of all of these causes.
Depending on the characteristics of the drought, it can be categorized as one of the following:
- meteorological drought
- agricultural drought
- hydrological drought
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