GEMET
General
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Environmental
Thesaurus
drought
Definition

A period of abnormally dry weather sufficiently prolonged so that the lack of water causes a serious hydrologic imbalance (such as crop damage, water supply shortage) in the affected area.

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Concept URL: http://www.eionet.europa.eu/gemet/concept/2347