What is drought?

A period with too little water.

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  1. A type of flood
  2. A period with too little water ✔
  3. A period with too much water

Why: Drought is a condition of too little water, while flooding is too much water.

Huh, didn't know that: Drought is a condition of too little water, while flooding is too much water.

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Drought is a dry spell, not a dry joke.
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References

Answer: A period with too little water. Drought is a condition of too little water, while flooding is too much water.

  1. Scouting America: Sustainability www.scouting.org/merit-badges/sustainability
    Different areas of the world are affected by either too much (flooding) or too little (drought) water.
    Checked 2026-11-07.

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