Climatic condition where water loss due to evapotranspiration is greater than water inputs through precipitation.

A period of relatively long duration with substantially below-normal precipitation, usually occurring over a large area. 

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 Assess [..]

Old English drugað, drugoð "drought, dryness, desert," from Proto-Germanic *drugothaz, from Germanic root *dreug- "dry" (cf high/height) with *-itho, Germanic suffix for forming ab [..]

thirst

A period of abnormally dry weather sufficiently long enough to cause serious effects on agriculture and other activities in the affected area.

Drought [N]From the middle of May to about the middle of August the land of Palestine is dry. It is then the "drought of summer" ( Genesis 31:40 ; Psalms 32:4 ), and the land suffers ( Deute [..]

period of greatly reduced precipitation. Read more in the NG Education Encyclopedia

Prolonged absence or marked deficiency of precipitation (rain).

an extended period of months or years when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply.

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 [..]

A long period of below-average precipitation.

n. Dry weather, especially when so long continued as to cause vegetation to wither.

a lack of precipitation into an area for a long period of time. Modern droughts are thought to be intensified by population pressure which may help to remove water available for local evaporation.

From the middle of May to about the middle of August the land of Palestine is dry. It is then the "drought of summer" (Gen. 31:40; Ps. 32:4), and the land suffers (Deut. 28:23: Ps. 102:4), v [..]

A prolonged period of dry weather; said to exist if, for at least 15 days, on each day, rainfall has been less than 0.25mm.

Long period of dry weather.

  Below average rainfall for an extended period of time.

Term applied to periods of less than average precipitation over a certain period of time.

A long period without precipitation

In general terms, drought is a "prolonged absence or marked deficiency of precipitation," a "deficiency that results in water shortage for some activity or for some group,&a [..]

(n) a shortage of rainfall(n) a prolonged shortage

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 wate [..]

A period of abnormally dry weather marked by little or no rain that lasts long enough to cause water shortage for people and natural systems.

a prolonged period of below-average precipitation

An extended time when little or no rain falls, causing a water shortage for plants and animals.

An extended period of time (6 months or longer) with a lack of rain in a region.

Abnormal, dry weather for a specific area that is prolonged and causes serious hydrological imbalance.

Prolonged dry periods in natural Climate cycle. They are slow-onset phenomena caused by rainfall deficit combined with other predisposing factors.

Abnormally dry weather in a region over an extended period.

An extended period of time when a region has a deficiency in water supply. This generally occurs in regions that receive below average precipitation and can range from months to even years. Intense dr [..]

A long period without precipitation

a long period of time where there is abnormally dry weather due to little or no precipitation.

A period of abnormally dry weather sufficiently prolonged from the lack of precipitation to cause a serious hydrologic imbalance.

An area on a satellite image which shows a lack of soil moisture.

A protracted period of dry weather.

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.

although there is no universally accepted definition of drought, it is generally the term applied to periods of less than average precipitation over a certain period of time. In south Texas ranchers s [..]

An extended period with below-average precipitation; often affects crop production and availability of water supplies.

a lack of rain or water; a long period of dry weather.

a long period during which there is little or no rain or snow.

A prolonged absence or marked deficiency of precipitation.

A period of abnormally dry weather sufficiently long enough to cause serious effects on agriculture and other activities in the affected area.

A long period with no rain, especially during a planting season.

A prolonged dry period that reduces water supplies for plants, streams, or human use, such as water wells. The 'Palmer Drought Severity Index' is a common measure of drought in the United St [..]

An extended period of time with significantly below average rainfall and thus a deficiency in the water supply.

Abnormal dry weather for a specific area that is sufficiently prolonged for the lack of water to cause serious hydrological imbalance.

Abnormally dry weather

an acute water shortage relative to availability, supply and demand in a particular region. An extended period of months or years when a region notes a deficiency in its water supply. Generally, this [..]

Abnormal dry weather for a specific area that is sufficiently prolonged for the lack of water to cause serious hydrological imbalance.

Abnormal dry weather for a specific area that is sufficiently prolonged to cause serious hydrological imbalance for the lack of water.

Abnormal dry weather for a specific area that is sufficiently prolonged for the lack of water to cause serious hydrological imbalance.

Abnormal dry weather

Dry weather over an extended period of time. A well known example, the Dust Bowl, affected large areas of the Great Plains in central USA through the 1930s, and led to the migration of approximately 2.5 million people.

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 Assess [..]

Period of abnormal dryness for a particular region.

Abnormal dry weather for a specific area that is sufficiently prolonged for the lack of water to cause serious hydrological imbalance.

Prolonged absence or marked deficiency of precipitation which may contribute to desertification. (United Nations 1997)

The naturally occurring phenomenon that exists when precipitation has been significantly below normal recorded levels, causing serious hydrological imbalances that adversely affect land resource production systems.

A period of time over which an area of land experiences a much reduced water supply.

The result of a lack of rain over an extended period of time.

a prolonged period of dry weather