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drought risk and hazard  

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  • Drought is a complex concept with both physical and socially constructed components. The idea of a drought conjures a popular image of cracked brown earth, fallow agricultural fields, and suffering human communities. [Source: Encyclopedia of Geography; Drought Risk and Hazard]

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