Megadrought
noun
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Definitions
Noun
- 1 A drought lasting for decades or centuries.
"The most severe droughts also tend to be the most widespread and prolonged, but fortunately these megadroughts are far less frequent than the lesser droughts which are vastly in the majority […]"
Example
More examples"The most severe droughts also tend to be the most widespread and prolonged, but fortunately these megadroughts are far less frequent than the lesser droughts which are vastly in the majority […]"
Etymology
From mega- + drought.
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