Drought

 characterized by deficit supply of moisture.

 Result from subnormal rainfall over large regions
 Causing below normal natural availability of water over long periods of time
 It is a natural disaster

Classifications of Droughts :
 Meteorological  Hydrological drought  Agricultural 
drought Drought
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 Decrease of  The water content in  Not enough
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precipitation from the reservoirs, etc. water available
normal over an area falls below statistical for a particular 
 Comparing the average value. crop to grow at a
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rainfall in a particular  Four components particular time
place at a particular 1. Magnitude (= 
AI = PET-AET x100
time with the amount of
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average rainfall for deficiency) PET
that particular place. 2. Duration 
 Leads to a depletion 3. Severely (= where:
of soil moisture cumulative amount 
PET = Potential
which impacts the of deficiency) evapotranspiration AET = 
crop production. 4. Frequency of Actual
occurrence 
evapotranspiration
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