drought

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A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall, leading to water shortage.

• The drought lasted for three years.
• Farmers are suffering from the severe drought.
• Climate scientists predict that prolonged drought conditions will become increasingly common in Mediterranean regions over the next several decades.
• Government officials implemented strict water rationing policies after the drought depleted reservoir levels to less than twenty percent capacity.
• Historical records indicate that the civilization collapsed primarily due to a catastrophic drought that destroyed agricultural productivity for an entire generation.
• Researchers are developing drought-resistant crop varieties to help subsistence farmers maintain food security during periods of insufficient rainfall.

Eş anlamlılar: water shortage, dry spell, aridity

Zıt anlamlılar: flood, deluge, downpour