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DeCS

Descriptor English:

Droughts

Descriptor Spanish:

sequías

Descriptor Portuguese:

Secas

Synonyms English:

Drought

Tree Number:

Definition English:

Prolonged dry periods in natural climate cycle. They are slow-onset phenomena caused by rainfall deficit combined with other predisposing factors.

Indexing Annotation English:

coordinate with DISASTERS if pertinent; specify geographic location

History Note English:

2009; use DISASTERS 1990-2008

Allowable Qualifiers English:

CL classification	EC economics
HI history	MO mortality
PC prevention & control	SN statistics & numerical data

Record Number:

53351

Unique Identifier:

D055864

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