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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Environment
Ajit Niranjan

What are droughts and how worried should we be about them?

A dried-up reservoir
In Europe droughts hit farmers the hardest. Photograph: Paul Marriott/Alamy

Drought is a “creeping disaster” that devastates regions in slow motion. It kills livestock, ruins harvests, and has knock-on effects across the economy that force people to flee their homes. How worried should we be about drought – and can we do anything about it?

What is drought?

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