How long can droughts last?
Duration is one of the three characteristics that make each drought unique. Droughts can last from a few weeks (which may seriously affect agriculture) to lasting for years or even decades. Tree-ring analyses in the United States have shown that some parts of the country have experienced 20-30 year droughts in the past. This is true in the Southwest U.S. and in the Great Plains. In wetter regions, the length of droughts are probably less than in drier, more arid regions. What are some of the things you see in a drought area? Please describe it visually. It depends upon the region and it really depends on the impacts. Sometimes a drought can be occurring but there are no impacts as a result and it may look perfectly normal to the citizens in that region. What are some of the problems that your organization has to mitigate? Famine? Dehydration? Re-vegetation? What my organization tries to do is to encourage people to PLAN for the next drought before it occurs. When people are in the midd
