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Kekeringan
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A drought is a period of drier-than-normal conditions. A drought can last for days, months or years. Drought often has large impacts on the ecosystems and agriculture of affected regions, and causes harm to the local economy. Annual dry seasons in the tropics significantly increase the chances of a drought developing, with subsequent increased wildfire risks. Heat waves can significantly worsen drought conditions by increasing evapotranspiration. This dries out forests and other vegetation, and increases the amount of fuel for wildfires.
A drought is an extended period of drier-than-normal conditions that can last anywhere from days to years. Droughts matter because they can cause significant damage to ecosystems and agriculture, harm local economies, and increase the risk of wildfires—especially when combined with heat waves that dry out vegetation.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Kekeringan is referenced by 3,351 other articles, and connects out to 2011 East Africa drought, wildfire and El Niño southern oscillation.
It sits within the topics Civil defense, Climate variability and change and Droughts.
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Research
46,745 papers- Microbial drought resistance may destabilize soil carbon.ReviewTrends in microbiology · 2023Allison SDDOI: 10.1016/j.tim.2023.03.002
- Global drought trends and future projections.ReviewPhilosophical transactions. Series A, Mathematical, physical, and engineering sciences · 2022Vicente-Serrano SM, Peña-Angulo D, Beguería S et al.DOI: 10.1098/rsta.2021.0285
- Drought and global hunger: biotechnological interventions in sustainability and management.ReviewPlanta · 2022Mansoor S, Khan T, Farooq I et al.DOI: 10.1007/s00425-022-04006-x
- Down-to-earth drought resistance.Nature plants · 2024DOI: 10.1038/s41477-024-01686-z
- How do plants remember drought?ReviewPlanta · 2022Sadhukhan A, Prasad SS, Mitra J et al.DOI: 10.1007/s00425-022-03924-0
- Drought legacies and ecosystem responses to subsequent drought.ReviewGlobal change biology · 2022Müller LM, Bahn MDOI: 10.1111/gcb.16270
- Drought-related cholera outbreaks in Africa and the implications for climate change: a narrative review.ReviewPathogens and global health · 2022Charnley GEC, Kelman I, Murray KADOI: 10.1080/20477724.2021.1981716
- Drought's physiological footprint: implications for crop improvement in rice.ReviewMolecular biology reports · 2025Sagar S, Ramamoorthy P, Ramalingam S et al.DOI: 10.1007/s11033-025-10405-6
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