Water Index : Design Strategies for Drought, Flooding and Contamination
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The U.S. National Weather Service defines "Dought" as "deficiency in precipitation over an extended period, usually a season or more, resulting in a water shortage causing adverse impacts on vegetation, animals, and/or people. It is a normal, recurrent feature of climate that occurs in virtually all climate zones, from very wet to very dry. ... Drought is different than aridity, which is a permanent feature of climate in regions where low precipitation is the norm, as in a desert."
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