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Definition
Most destructive of all natural disasters, it is generally defined as an extended period (season, year, several seasons or years) in which available water is insufficient for human, animal, and agricultural needs, usually due to deficient rainfall as compared with the average rainfall for the area.
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drought is in the Economics, Politics, & Society and Environment & Pollution Control subjects.
drought appears in the definitions of the following terms: disaster, least developed countries (LLDC), desertification, dry spell, environmental stress and El Niño
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