dead painted stork in a drought affected cracked dry field,concept of climate change and global warming
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Concept of water shortage or drought situation, implying problems for or, possibly death or extinction of wildlife.Drought is caused when there is dearth of water necessary for agriculture. It causes loss of crops. Acute scarcity of water causes suffering to man as well as the other animals. Drought poses problems in some areas of the country as a result of irregular and uncertain rainfall continually.Global warming might cause drought because warm air holds on to water vapour, making rain even less likely in places that are already dry. But a study published recently in Nature casts doubt about whether that is actually happening.Drought is an imprecise term. Arid conditions in one area might count as plentiful rainfall in another. To make matters more exact, scientists employ an index, called the Palmer index, to monitor changes in agricultural conditions. This index uses precipitation and temperature data to calculate evaporation rates and hence moisture levels in the soil. Because temperature plays such a big role, the index is sensitive to global warming