'Flash drought' frequency increasing due to climate change: study

By Agence France-Presse

Apr 15, 2023 12:11 am

(UPDATE) WASHINGTON: Dry spells known as flash droughts, with a surprisingly rapid onset and often devastating impact, are becoming more frequent as human activity warms the planet, according to a study published Thursday (Friday in Manila).

Though droughts are generally thought of as long-term phenomena, some can occur quite suddenly, in a matter of weeks, when the conditions are right.

DRY SPELL This picture taken on April 6, 2023, shows a view of the receding reservoir waters behind the Sidi Salem dam, the largest embankment dam in Tunisia, northwest of Testour in the country’s north, down to 22 percent of its capacity due to a drought. AFP photo

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