Naming droughts: Historical perspectives on the scientific coining of “the Tinderbox Drought”

Most droughts go unnamed. At the time they are happening, they are generally referred to simply as “the drought.” After the fact, they are typically designated by a year or run of years rather than by a name: 1927–29, for instance. But in recent decades, proper names have increasingly been bestowed...

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Main Author: Thomas H. Ford
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2024-12-01
Series:Weather and Climate Extremes
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2212094724000975
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