Drought is a deficiency

in precipitation over an
extended period, usually
a season or more,
resulting in water
shortage causing
adverse impacts on
vegetation, animals and
people.
This type of drought is
all about the weather
and occurs when there
is a prolonged period of
below average
precipitation, which
creates a natural
shortage of available
water.
 Weather- increased amount of
anticyclone weather means air
holds less moisture and we get
less rain
 Global Warming- weather
patterns change
 Hotter weather- more
evaporation than precipitation
 El Nino- random weather event
that reverses normal weather
patterns (eg- Australia has
years of drought + then years
 Overpopulation- Too many
people living in an area using
too much water
 Overcultivation- Planting a
large number of crops that
use too much water
 Over extraction- Removing
too much water from wells so
they dry up
 Deforestation- cutting down
trees which otherwise store
water + hold soil together.
 Hunger and famine
 Thirst

 Disease

 Wildfires

 Social conflicts and

wars
 Migration or
Relocation
•6 million
sheep died in 2
years.
•Temporary
migrations
•Improvement
in use of water
resources
•Eventual
floods