drought-prone
Often lacking rain
Drought-prone describes places or regions likely to experience drought—extended periods without adequate rainfall.
The term appears in agricultural, environmental, and development contexts: drought-prone areas of sub-Saharan Africa, drought-prone farmland requires irrigation.
Similar formations include flood-prone and earthquake-prone.
Devoid of water
- semi-aridModerately low rainfall climate
- rainfallWater falling from clouds
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
- dry seasonMonths with minimal rainfall
water scarcity · desertification · climate change · rainfed · low rainfall · weather patterns · evaporation · aridity
Minimizing freshwater waste strategically
- rainwater harvestingGathering precipitation for later use
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- damWater-holding barrier
- cisternWater storage chamber
early warning · relief efforts · adaptation · mitigation · water rationing · emergency response · aid distribution · infrastructure
When fields yield nothing
- famineSevere food shortage
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- food insecurityUncertain access to adequate meals
- subsistence farmingGrowing food for household
grain shortage · seed saving · dryland farming · fallowing · pastoral · grazing · cash crops · staple crops
Semi-arid African transition zone
- Horn of AfricaNortheast African peninsula
- outbackRemote interior wilderness
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
- steppeTreeless Eurasian grassland
Mediterranean · California · Rajasthan · Great Plains · Dust Bowl · sub-Saharan · Middle East · Central Asia
arid
Devoid of water
- semi-aridModerately low rainfall climate
- rainfallWater falling from clouds
- precipitationAtmospheric water deposit
dry season · water scarcity · desertification · climate change · rainfed · low rainfall · weather patterns · evaporation · aridity · rain shadow
water conservation
Minimizing freshwater waste strategically
- rainwater harvestingGathering precipitation for later use
- reservoirLarge water storage basin
- damWater-holding barrier
cistern · early warning · relief efforts · adaptation · mitigation · water rationing · emergency response · aid distribution · infrastructure · sustainability
crop failure
When fields yield nothing
- famineSevere food shortage
- irrigationArtificial water supply for agriculture
- food insecurityUncertain access to adequate meals
subsistence farming · grain shortage · seed saving · dryland farming · fallowing · pastoral · grazing · cash crops · staple crops · groundwater depletion
Sahel
Semi-arid African transition zone
- Horn of AfricaNortheast African peninsula
- outbackRemote interior wilderness
- savannaTropical grassland, sparse trees
steppe · Mediterranean · California · Rajasthan · Great Plains · Dust Bowl · sub-Saharan · Middle East · Central Asia · southwestern
drought-pronerainy
Marked by precipitation
wet · rain-soaked · humid · flood-prone · waterlogged
drought-proneirrigated
Supplied water artificially
fertile · arable · productive · rain-fed · spring-fed