{"id":3530,"date":"2022-04-13T17:29:51","date_gmt":"2022-04-13T09:29:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eofactory.ai\/blog\/?p=3530"},"modified":"2022-04-13T17:54:46","modified_gmt":"2022-04-13T09:54:46","slug":"climate-crisis-universal-solution-drought-monitoring-eofactory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/eofactory.ai\/blog\/climate-crisis-universal-solution-drought-monitoring-eofactory\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate Crisis: A Universal Solution of Drought Monitoring in EOfactory"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Drought is a prolonged dry period in the natural climate cycle that can occur anywhere in the world. It is a slow-onset disaster characterized by the lack of precipitation, resulting in a water shortage. Drought can have a serious impact on health, agriculture, economies, energy, and the environment. People describe it as a \u201ccreeping phenomenon\u201d because it slowly impacts many sectors of the economy and can last from just a few weeks or months to multiple years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Just as drought is difficult to define, it\u2019s also difficult to monitor\u2014particularly to mark the beginning and end of a period of drought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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The Importance of Drought Monitoring<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

\u2022 Drought monitoring involves measuring changes in precipitation, temperature, and surface and groundwater supplies, among other factors.
\u2022 Drought indicators for a community should be selected based on its specific drought impacts.
\u2022 A drought early warning system can initiate actions that mitigate the impacts of drought on a community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Drought Monitoring Indicators and Indices<\/h2>\n\n\n\n