Smothered in Drought: Quick Facts

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A composite artwork illustrating severe drought conditions, featuring three withered, drooping sunflowers growing out of deeply cracked, parched earth in the foreground, with a huge wall of dust looming over rural homes in the background.

Infographic showing a world map with locations of ongoing and historical droughts marked by colored squares, along with timelines for each event. The image defines drought as a prolonged period without rain causing water imbalance and lists major visible signs, economic impacts like crop loss and increased costs, and social impacts including health risks and migration. A legend indicates ongoing droughts in red and historical droughts in brown, with additional notes on belowground signs such as

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