Meaning: a long period of time without adequate rainfall
Fast Facts:
rural communities rely on adequate rain to aid in crop growing
whole communities have been wiped out in prolonged droughts
in Ethiopia in 1984 more than 800,000 people perished because of a drought
clearing land, the greenhouse effect and changing climate patterns are all responsible for droughts
the building of water storage facilities and planting drought resistant crops are two ways to deal with the situation
