What Is A Drought.?

Asked by Guest347327 in Earth Sciences 9 months ago - 1 answer

A drought is a condition when there is a decrease or scarcity in water supplies of a region and this scarcity extend for a longer period of time sometimes extending up to years. Generally the problem starts when the region receives very less rainfall for an extended period due to which the water cycle is disturbed and the water tables in the ground are also decreased. Due to this agriculture ...more

Answered by Helpful 9 months ago

What's A Drought?

Asked by Guest377257 in Earth Sciences 9 months ago - 1 answer

A long period of time with no precipitation(rain) ...more

Answered by Pennylynn2 9 months ago

What Is Another Name Of A Drought?

Asked by Guest545922 in Earth Sciences 8 months ago - 2 answers

Another name for drought is aridity, dearth, dehydration, dry spell and much more. ...more

Answered by Guest562937 8 months ago

What Does Drought Mean?

Asked by Guest761744 in Earth Sciences 8 months ago - 1 answer

Basically means lack of water as land is drying up and lakes and river levels are dropping due to little or no rainfall ...more

Answered by T-wright 8 months ago

What Happens After A Drought?

Asked by Guest3310226 in Earth Sciences 2 months ago - 1 answer

Peoples die. Animals die. Plants dry up and die. ...more

Answered by Guest3962246 4 days ago

What Causes Drought?

Asked by Guest3313469 in Earth Sciences 2 months ago - 1 answer

Lack of rain. ...more

Answered by Shamar31 2 months ago

What Is Meant By Drought?

Asked by Guest in Meteorology 3 years ago - 1 answer

The word drought refers to a lack of water. It usually refers specifically to a period of a shortage of rain fall which is damaging to the growing of crops and other plant life. The word comes from Middle English via Old English with the word dryge which simply means dry. Words such as dearth, scarcity and paucity come close as a synonyms but none have that connection to water. ...more

Answered by epictetus 3 years ago

What Is The Result Of A Drought?

Asked by Tombo in Meteorology 3 years ago - 2 answers

The results of a drought often have devastating connotations. The effects of suffering a drought are only negative, nothing positive ever can come out of it. A drought is basically a situation where there is lack of natural water, leading to a variety of scenarios. The first thing that gets affected due to a drought, usually caused ...more

Answered by DaisySarma 3 years ago

What Are Droughts And What Are The Causes Of Drought?

Asked by Guest in Geology 3 years ago - 1 answer

A drought is a prolonged period of little or no rain. There is excessive evaporation, great heat and low humidity. The air is dry and the environment is not conducive to survival of plants and animals. There are two kinds of drought; seasonal drought and prolonged drought. Seasonal drought usually occurs in the dry ...more

Answered by ranajee82 3 years ago

What Are The Natural Causes Of Drought?

Asked by Guest2668721 in Earth Sciences 3 months ago - 1 answer

Lack of rain, wind and sun. ...more

Answered by Solentjay 3 months ago