The world's longest drought lasted 400 years from 1571 until 1971 in the Atacama Desert of Chile, the driest place on Earth.
In the Western U.S. from about A.D. 800-1300 a series of droughts occurred. The most devastating of these occurred in the mid-11th and 12th Centuries whichlasted for several decades.
Deserts
the longest drought ever was in the atacama desert of Chile. It lasted 400 years. 1571-1971
In the US, it's definitely Texas, which produced over 3.5 million bales of the fiber in 2011 in spite of one of the worst droughts in state history.
There are droughts in Chile . They have droughts over there because it doesn't even rain. The last one they had happened for the last 400 years ago!
yes, droughts occur in only one area where water scarcity is present
There are many precautions that one can take against droughts. One can plant hardy plants and create a water system for the garden.
Drought themselves cannot be controlled. One can try to counter the effects of droughts by putting into place certain water-saving restrictions, but droughts themselves cannot be controlled.
Yes, and it is currently in one.
The impacts of global warming will hit rivers and river communities first and worst, in the form of increased droughts, floods, and waterborne diseases.
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