Droughts

Synonyms for "droughts" (9 found)

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Closest matches (2)

Noun(2 words)

Strong matches (3)

Noun(3 words)

Related words (4)

Noun(4 words)
precipitation deficitrainfall deficitscarcityshortage

Related word relations

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More general

3 entries
climate eventscarcity conceptweather phenomenon

More specific

6 entries
agricultural droughtcreative droughtcultural droughteconomic droughthydrological droughtmeteorological drought

Collocations

6 entries
drought conditionsdrought indexdrought managementdrought reliefprolonged droughtsevere drought

Derivations

4 entries

Sample sentences

10 total sentences available.

Tatoeba + Wiktionary

Floods, violent wind storms, droughts, killing frosts, and the problems of air pollution have all, on occasion, influenced modern society.

Source: tatoeba (240916)

During droughts, farmers are barely able to eke out a living.

Source: tatoeba (615446)

The Great Plains region experiences multiple climate and weather hazards, including floods, droughts, severe storms, tornadoes, hurricanes, and winter storms. In much of the Great Plains, too little precipitation falls to replace that needed by humans, plants, and animals. These variable conditions already stress communities and cause billions of dollars in damage. Climate change will add to both stress and costs.

Source: tatoeba (3651101)

Events such as droughts, floods, wildfires, and pest outbreaks associated with climate change (for example, bark beetles in the West) are already disrupting ecosystems.

Source: tatoeba (3651153)

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