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By Larry West, About.com Guide to Environmental Issues since 2005

What is Drought?

Wednesday July 11, 2007
Is a drought just a long dry spell with too much heat and too little rain, or is the true definition of "drought" more subtle and complex than a glance at the sky can reveal? Find out what conditions constitute drought, what causes droughts to occur, and why not everyone means the same thing when they talk about drought.
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