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Wake Forest University: Flash Drought - Researchers Calculate Global Risk
June 29, 2023
WINSTON-SALEM, North Carolina, June 29 (TNSjou) -- Wake Forest University issued the following news:

Flash droughts are extreme drought events where conditions deteriorate rapidly, such as when temperatures spike during a period of scarce rainfall, desiccating the soil. They can materialize in as little as five days and last for weeks or even a few months.

"Flash droughts are of concern because they happen with little forewarning for farmers and land managers to pr . . .

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