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Consider the meaning of the phrase "natural disaster". The second half the phrase - disaster - insinuates that it must cause considerable damage or else be undesirable to humans. Drought fits that description very well. It is capable of devastating crops and causing famines. The first half of the word - natural - tells us that it must not be caused by humans, but must be a result of the Earth's natural cycles. Although humans may have a slight effect on droughts, their effect is negligible, and droughts are a part of the natural cycles of the Earth. Therefore, droughts are certainly a natural disaster.

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