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  2. Drought - Wikipedia

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    A drought is a period of drier-than-normal conditions. [1]: 1157 A drought can last for days, months or years.Drought often has large impacts on the ecosystems and agriculture of affected regions, and causes harm to the local economy.

  3. Droughts in the United States - Wikipedia

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    The Western Governors' Association described the need for NIDIS in a 2004 report, Creating a Drought Early Warning System for the 21st Century: The National Integrated Drought Information System. The NIDIS Act calls for an interagency, multi-partner approach to drought monitoring, forecasting, and early warning, led by the National Oceanic and ...

  4. Will Texas run out of groundwater? Experts explain how ... - AOL

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    Drought conditions in the state are getting worse by the week. As of July 28, 97% of Texas was in a drought, affecting 24.1 million Texans, per the U.S. Drought Monitor .

  5. Effects of climate change on the water cycle - Wikipedia

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    They include more frequent and intense heavy precipitation which affects the frequency, size and timing of floods. [46] Also droughts can alter the total amount of freshwater and cause a decline in groundwater storage, and reduction in groundwater recharge. [47] Reduction in water quality due to extreme events can also occur.

  6. Climate change vulnerability - Wikipedia

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    Climate change does not affect people within communities in the same way. It can have a bigger impact on vulnerable groups such as women, the elderly, religious minorities and refugees than on others. [26] People living with disability.

  7. Effects of climate change on biomes - Wikipedia

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    In 2022, the state was experiencing its most serious drought in 1,200 years, worsened by climate change. [31] Climate change affects many factors associated with droughts. These include how much rain falls and how fast the rain evaporates again. Warming over land increases the severity and frequency of droughts around much of the world.

  8. 2010–2013 Southern United States and Mexico drought

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    The drought began due to a strong La Niña developing by the summer of 2010 which brings below average rainfall to the southern United States. The effects of the La Niña could be noticed immediately as much of the south receives important rainfall during the summer, and this was the driest summer for Texas and Georgia in the 21st century thus far, and much of the south received record low ...

  9. Effects of climate change on agriculture - Wikipedia

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    Agricultural innovation is essential to addressing the potential issues of climate change. This includes better management of soil, water-saving technology, matching crops to environments, introducing different crop varieties, crop rotations, appropriate fertilization use, and supporting community-based adaptation strategies.