Drought: It is the exposure of an area to precipitation that is less than usual, and this can cause, whether it is rain or snow, to decrease the moisture of the soil or groundwater, and thus decrease the current flow, damage to crops, and a general lack of water, and drought is the second most costly weather event after Hurricanes, and the drought period cannot be determined. Either at the beginning or the end.
Desertification: It is the deterioration of land caused by man in areas that receive little rainfall and are known as dry lands, which are arid, semi-arid, and semi-humid lands, and contribute to soil erosion, the inability of the land to retain water or re-growth of plants, and dry lands represent more than 40% of the Earth's surface area in the world
Factors causing both desertification and drought
Climate change - Improper agricultural practices - Deforestation - Overgrazing - Poverty - Rising temperatures.
Lack of rainfall. Soil erosion. Livestock breeding. .
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