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Definitions of drought on the Web:
a shortage of rainfall; "farmers most affected by the drought hope that
there may yet be sufficient rain early in the growing season"
a prolonged shortage; "when England defeated Pakistan it ended a ten-year
drought"
wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn
A drought is an extended period where water availability falls below the
statistical requirements for a region. Drought is not a purely physical
phenomenon, but instead is an interplay between natural water availability
and human demands for water supply.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drought
A "drought" in sports refers to instances in which a team has gone a lengthy
period of time without accomplishing some goal - eg. making the playoffs,
winning a championship, etc. Droughts occur for a variety of reasons, from
chronic mismanagement to bad luck. Some fans believe that their team's
drought is the result of a curse. ...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drought_(sport)
a prolonged period of dryness that can cause damage to plants.
www.homesteadharvest.com/glossaryad.html
A period of abnormally dry weather sufficiently long enough to cause serious
effects on agriculture and other activities in the affected area.
www.wrcc.dri.edu/ams/glossary.html
A prolonged period of below-average precipitation.
www.mwdoc.com/glossary.htm
a long period with little or no rainfall
tilz.tearfund.org/Publications/PILLARS/Preparing+for+disaster/PILLARS+Disast
er+Glossary.htm
Drought is a deficiency of moisture that results in adverse impacts on
people, animals, or vegetation over a sizeable area. NOAA together with its
partners provides short- and long-term Drought Assessments.
weather.ncbuy.com/glossary.html
A period of abnormally dry weather sufficiently prolonged from the lack of
precipitation to cause a serious hydrologic imbalance.
http://www.srh.weather.gov/srh/jetst...glossary_d.htm
Prolonged and abnormal shortage of water caused by lack of rainfall.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/weather/weather...ossary/d.shtml
less rainfall than is expected over an extended period of time, usually
several months or longer. Or, more formally, it is a deficiency of rainfall
over a period of time, resulting in a water shortage for some activity,
group, or environmental sector.
www.drought.unl.edu/kids/glossary.htm
An extended period of unusually low rainfall
www.planetpals.com/ecodictionary.html
There is no definitive definition of drought based on measurable processes;
scientists evaluate precipitation, temperature, and soil moisture data for
the present and recent past to determine drought status. Very generally, it
refers to a period of time when precipitation levels are low, impacting
agriculture, water supply, and wildfire hazard.
http://www.ispe.arizona.edu/climas/f.../glossary.html
An extended period of dry weather that lasts longer than expected or than
normal, and leads to measurable losses, such as crop damage or water supply
shortages.
www.spaceforspecies.ca/glossary/d.htm
Lack of rainfall. Crops such as maize and beans cannot grow well when there
is drought.
www.usd.edu/anth/crow/ccvocab.html
Long periods without any rain.
www.climatechangenorth.ca/H1_Glossary.html
A period of lower-than-normal precipitation that can lead to a water
shortage.
www.lvwater.org/water_words.asp
a deficiency of precipitation from expected or normal that, when extended
over a season or longer period of time, is insufficient to meet the demands
of human activities and the environment
www.hprcc.unl.edu/clearinghouse/glossary.html
a water supply shortage for a certain use; a quantity or amount less than
what is demanded
http://www.mvm.usace.army.mil/grandp...ry/default.asp
A prolonged period with very little or no rain
www.rcn27.dial.pipex.com/cloudsrus/glossary.html
Phenomenon that exists when precipitation has been significantly below
normal recorded levels, causing serious hydrological imbalances that
adversely affect land resource production systems.
http://www.grid.unep.ch/product/publ...urope/glos.php
Abnormally dry weather in a region over an extended period sufficient to
cause a serious hydrological (water cycle) imbalance in the affected area.
This can cause such problems as crop damage and water-supply shortage. Dry
Adiabat - A line of constant potential temperature on a thermodynamic chart.
www.meted.ucar.edu/hazwx/glossary.htm
(Sometimes spelled drouth.) A period of abnormally dry weather sufficiently
long enough to cause a serious hydrological imbalance. Drought is a relative
term, therefore any discussion in terms of precipitation deficit must refer
to the particular precipitation-related activity that is under discussion.
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amsglossary.allenpress.com/glossary/browse
An extended period with below average precipitation.
www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/crops/04717.html
A long period of unusually low rainfall resulting in parched ground and
abnormal withering of vegetation. A drought is defined arbitrarily to suit
the region. For example: a period of 4 months without rain would be regarded
as a drought only if people were unprepared for it and it was not normal.
However, in a desert region, a drought might be considered a succession of
unusually dry years. From most perspectives drought is the norm on the
prairies of North America.
www.abheritage.ca/abnature/glossary.htm
Drought is a condition of moisture deficit sufficient to have an adverse
effect on vegetation, animals, and man over a sizeable area. Other sources
for definitions of drought a
http://md.water.usgs.gov/drought/define.html
http://enso.unl.edu/ndmc/enigma/def2.htm
ks.water.usgs.gov/Kansas/waterwatch/drought/definition.html
A period of time when precipitation is well below normal.
imnh.isu.edu/digitalatlas/glossary/letter.asp
A shortage of moisture severe enough to have a negative effect on
vegetation, animals and humans over a large geographic area.
www.opb.org/programs/oregonstory/water/glossary/
Mike
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