Assertion: drought | /r/HasProperty | a lack of water
Facets:
value: over an extended period of time
type: TEMPORAL
value: in reservoirs
type: LOCATION
value: in the simplest terms
type: OTHER
value: in each case
type: OTHER
Source sentences:
text: In each case, droughts are a lack of water leading to unusually low levels of precipitation, soil moisture, river or groundwater levels or water for use by the public and industry.
text: Where there is insufficient water to produce a staple crop, for example, or where there is insufficient fertilizer to produce the standard yield for a crop, drought may lead to and certainly cause famine.
text: Drought is a shortage of water over an extended period of time.
text: In the simplest terms, drought is the absence of water over an extended period of time.
text: Where there is insufficient water to produce a staple crop, for example, or where there is insufficient fertilizer to produce the standard yield for a crop, drought may lead to and certainly cause famine.
text: Even at this point a drought may not occur; if there is sufficient water storage (e.g. in reservoirs) and water demand is properly managed, drought may be averted .