drought-stricken
Lacking needed rain
Drought-stricken describes a region severely affected by prolonged lack of rainfall.
The term applies to agricultural areas where crops fail, reservoirs run dry, and water rationing becomes necessary: drought-stricken farms in the Central Valley, aid to drought-stricken communities.
The word emphasizes the damaging impact rather than mere dryness.
Extremely dry or thirsty
- desiccatedThoroughly dehydrated
- aridDevoid of water
- cracked earthDried ground with fissures
- water scarcityInsufficient freshwater for demand
wildfires · dust storms · ecosystem collapse · groundwater depletion · evaporation · heatwave · bone-dry · sunbaked
When fields yield nothing
- famineSevere food shortage
- parched soilExtremely dry earth
- food insecurityUncertain access to adequate meals
- water rationingControlled distribution during scarcity
grain shortage · desertification · dustbowl · scorched earth · stunted growth
Insufficient supply of water
- emergency responseOrganized action during crises
- displaced populationsPeople forced from homes
- thirstNeed for fluid
- humanitarian crisisLarge-scale emergency harming populations
migration · refugee camps · food aid · water trucks · rationing · vulnerability · malnutrition · survival
Semi-arid African transition zone
- CaliforniaWest coast megastate
- AustraliaSouthern Hemisphere continent-country
- East AfricaContinental region by Indian Ocean
- Cape TownSouth African legislative capital
Ethiopia · Somalia · Horn of Africa · Rajasthan · Midwest · Great Plains · sub-Saharan · Mediterranean
parched
Extremely dry or thirsty
- desiccatedThoroughly dehydrated
- aridDevoid of water
- cracked earthDried ground with fissures
water scarcity · wildfires · dust storms · ecosystem collapse · groundwater depletion · evaporation · heatwave · bone-dry · sunbaked · withered
crop failure
When fields yield nothing
- famineSevere food shortage
- parched soilExtremely dry earth
- food insecurityUncertain access to adequate meals
water rationing · grain shortage · desertification · dustbowl · scorched earth · stunted growth
water shortage
Insufficient supply of water
- emergency responseOrganized action during crises
- displaced populationsPeople forced from homes
- thirstNeed for fluid
humanitarian crisis · migration · refugee camps · food aid · water trucks · rationing · vulnerability · malnutrition · survival · water access
Sahel
Semi-arid African transition zone
- CaliforniaWest coast megastate
- AustraliaSouthern Hemisphere continent-country
- East AfricaContinental region by Indian Ocean
Cape Town · Ethiopia · Somalia · Horn of Africa · Rajasthan · Midwest · Great Plains · sub-Saharan · Mediterranean · outback
- desertsand, sand dunes, sand dune, dune, dunes
- drynessarid, aridity, dry, dehydrated, bone dry
- moisturemoisture, humidity, dampness, wetness, wet
- place descriptorsregional, local, remote, national, isolated
- farm adjectivesagrarian, arable, cultivated, fallow, fertile
- outdoor conditionsdry, wet, humid, hot, cold