Drought and its socio-economic impacts
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- Droughts are a global phenomenon and affect countries in every region of the world.
- Globally, the area affected by drought is increasing every year.
- Over the Mediterranean region, drying may be increasing.
- Globally, droughts are also becoming more severe and frequent.
- Droughts are more frequent over the East Coast of the United States of America, Amazonia and north-eastern Brazil, Patagonia, the Mediterranean region, most of Africa and north-eastern China, but the frequency has decreased over northern Argentina, Uruguay and northern Europe.
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