drought zone
Chronically dry area
A drought zone is a geographic area experiencing prolonged water shortage, whether from lack of rainfall, depleted groundwater, or both.
The term appears in news coverage and policy discussions about water scarcity: Three more counties were added to the drought zone.
It can also describe permanent or semi-permanent arid regions where dry conditions are the norm rather than a temporary crisis.
- aridDevoid of water
- parchedExtremely dry or thirsty
- dustyCoated with fine particles
- dust bowlErosion-ravaged drought zone
- crackedHaving surface fractures
cracked earth · barren · scorched · scorched earth · wasteland · desert · famine · failed harvest · withered · sunbaked · thirsty · rainfall · water shortage · reservoir · irrigation · water · sand · heat
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Area susceptible to inundation
floodplain · wetland · rainforest · swamp · tropical rainforest
drought zonebreadbasket
Major grain-producing region
agricultural heartland · oasis · green belt · rice paddy · cropland
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