flash drought

English

Noun

flash drought (plural flash droughts)

1. (meteorology) A sudden, rapid drought.
   • 2023 May 25, Jordan I. Christian, Elinor R. Martin, Jeffrey B. Basara, Jason C. Furtado, Jason A. Otkin, “Global projections of flash drought show increased risk in a warming climate”, in Communications Earth & Environment‎^[1], volume 4, number 1, →DOI, →ISSN, pages 1–10:

     Flash drought, characterized by unusually rapid drying, can have substantial impact on many socioeconomic sectors, particularly agriculture. However, potential changes to flash drought risk in a warming climate remain unknown.

See also

• flash flood