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Droughts:
A drought is an extended period of months or years when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply whether surface or underground water. Generally, this occurs when a region receives consistently below average precipitation.

It can have a substantial impact on the ecosystem and agriculture of the affected region. Although droughts can persist for several years, even a short, intense drought can cause significant damage and harm the local economy.

Drought Cause :
A drought is an extended period of months or years when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply whether surface or underground water. Generally, this occurs when a region receives consistently below average precipitation.Drought has many causes.

It can be caused by not receiving rain over a period of time. We learned in the discussions about the water cycle and weather that changes in the wind patterns that move clouds and moisture through the atmosphere can cause a place to not receive its normal amount of rain over a long period of time.

Drought Effect
Drought produces a large number of impacts that affects the social, environmental, and economical standard of living. Its affects spread far beyond the physical effects of drought itself. Water is integral to produce goods and provide certain services.

Some direct impacts of drought are reduced crop, rangeland, and forest productivity; reduced water levees; increased fire hazard; increased livestock and wildlife death rates; and damage to wildlife and fish habitat.

A reduction in crop productivity usually results in less income for farmers, increased prices for food, unemployment, and migration.

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