5. INTRODUCTION
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.
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9. INTRODUCTION
In meteorology, a cyclone is a large air mass that rotates
around a strong center of low atmospheric pressure,
counterclockwise in the Northern Hemisphere and
clockwise in the Southern Hemisphere as viewed from
above (opposite to an anticyclone).
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