{"id":7981,"date":"2021-02-20T00:51:23","date_gmt":"2021-02-20T00:51:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=7981"},"modified":"2021-02-20T01:55:52","modified_gmt":"2021-02-20T01:55:52","slug":"what-is-a-drought","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-a-drought\/","title":{"rendered":"What is a drought?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"7981\" class=\"elementor elementor-7981\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-7668798 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"7668798\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-07592b3\" data-id=\"07592b3\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-cda2a97 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"cda2a97\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-bc7514e\" data-id=\"bc7514e\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d6c8034 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"d6c8034\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Droughts<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c3ee255 elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"c3ee255\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-drought-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7983 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-a-drought\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is a drought?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8007 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/types-of-drought\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Types of droughts?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8008 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-causes-droughts\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What causes droughts?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8047 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/effects-of-droughts\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Effects of droughts<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8048 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/economic-impact\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Economic impact<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8049 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/environmental-impact\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Environmental impact<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8050 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/social-impact\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Social impact<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8051 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/managing-droughts\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Managing droughts<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3312064 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"3312064\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-12196dc elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"12196dc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-475f08c\" data-id=\"475f08c\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c0f9052 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"c0f9052\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What is a drought?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e4fe96c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e4fe96c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Drought is a difficult one to define because it is often used in more than one context. In simple terms, it is the absence of water for a period, at a place where it is considered not normal compared to its usual conditions.<\/p><p class=\"p1\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-8114\" src=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/droughts.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"600\" height=\"328\" srcset=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/droughts.jpg 600w, https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/02\/droughts-300x164.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/>The distribution of all the water on the earth\u2019s surface is not even. Some places have lots of freshwaters (rivers, lakes, lagoons, ponds, etc.) and are continuously replenished by rainfall, runoffs, and water from underground. On the other hand, other places are known to have very little water.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Therefore, if a region with lots of rainfall goes for a couple of weeks without rain, and people, animals, and plants begin to experience a bit of dryness, it can be called a drought. At the same time, that condition may be very normal for places with no water and can go for months without any rain with little problems.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">With this in mind, we can describe a drought scenario to be \u2018A relatively long time where there is not enough water than there usually is, as a result of dry weather, to support human, animal, and plant life.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Droughts may not be an issue just because there is less or no precipitation. However, it becomes an issue when it begins to affect water supply for irrigation, municipal, industrial, energy, and ecosystem function.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">People often do not see droughts as natural disasters like tornadoes, hurricanes or floods, because they do not have the usual immediate destructive ability, but they can be very catastrophic in the long run. 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