Propagation of Drought: From Meteorological Drought to Agricultural and Hydrological Drought

摘要

Drought is a hazard that occurs everywhere in the world (both in dry and in wet areas). Despite the controversy regarding drought changes in the last decades , increases in drought intensity are clearly identified in some areas and it is believed that although increased heating fromglobal warming may not directly cause droughts, it is expected that when droughts occur, they are likely to set in quicker and be more intense.