types of drought

Question 1

meterological drought

Answer 1

less precipitation as a result of short term variability within the long term average

Question 2

agricultural drought

Answer 2

rainfall deficiency leads to a deficiency of soil water storage , affects plant growth

Question 3

famine drought

Answer 3

a humanitarian crisis where the widespread agricultural failure leads to food shortages

Question 4

teleconnection

Answer 4

climate anomalies which relate to each other at league distances

Question 5

serious rainfall deficiency

Answer 5

rainfall totals 10% of usual values for 3 months

Question 6

severe rainfall deficiency

Answer 6

rainfall totals 5% of usual values for 3 months

Question 7

physical causes of drought

Answer 7

low, highly variable levels of rainfall (climate is dominated by the subtropic high pressure belt)
El Niño
shift in rainfall patterns in eastern areas