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Also known as drouth, droughts

A drought is a period of drier-than-normal conditions. A drought can last for days, months or years. Drought often has large impacts on the ecosystems and agriculture of affected regions, and causes harm to the local economy. Annual dry seasons in the tropics significantly increase the chances of a drought developing, with subsequent increased wildfire risks. Heat waves can significantly worsen drought conditions by increasing evapotranspiration. This dries out forests and other vegetation, and increases the amount of fuel for wildfires.

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A drought is an extended period of drier-than-normal conditions that can last anywhere from days to years. Droughts matter because they can cause significant damage to ecosystems and agriculture, harm local economies, and increase the risk of wildfires—especially when combined with heat waves that dry out vegetation.

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Microbial drought resistance may destabilize soil carbon.ReviewTrends in microbiology · 2023Allison SDDOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2023.03.002
Global drought trends and future projections.ReviewPhilosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences · 2022Vicente-Serrano SM, Peña-Angulo D, Beguería S et al.DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2021.0285
Drought and global hunger: biotechnological interventions in sustainability and management.ReviewPlanta · 2022Mansoor S, Khan T, Farooq I et al.DOI: 10.1007/s00425-022-04006-x
Down-to-earth drought resistance.Nature plants · 2024DOI: 10.1038/s41477-024-01686-z
How do plants remember drought?ReviewPlanta · 2022Sadhukhan A, Prasad SS, Mitra J et al.DOI: 10.1007/s00425-022-03924-0
Drought legacies and ecosystem responses to subsequent drought.ReviewGlobal change biology · 2022Müller LM, Bahn MDOI: 10.1111/gcb.16270
Drought-related cholera outbreaks in Africa and the implications for climate change: a narrative review.ReviewPathogens and global health · 2022Charnley GEC, Kelman I, Murray KADOI: 10.1080/20477724.2021.1981716
Drought's physiological footprint: implications for crop improvement in rice.ReviewMolecular biology reports · 2025Sagar S, Ramamoorthy P, Ramalingam S et al.DOI: 10.1007/s11033-025-10405-6

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Instance of: natural disaster
Image: Drought.jpg

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facet of: meteorology
has characteristic: absence
Commons category: Drought
topic's main category: Category:Droughts
has effect: war
described by source: Gujin Tushu Jicheng
on focus list of Wikimedia project: Wikipedia:Vital articles/Level/4
exact match: purl.obolibrary.org/obo/ENVO_1000745
has contributing factor: global warming

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