Five types of drought

• Meteorological: drought refers to an extended period of dry weather patterns
• Hydrological: drought refers to low water supply in our rivers, lakes, aquifers and other reservoirs that often follows meteorological drought
• Agricultural: drought occurs when a water shortage significantly damages or destroys agricultural crops
• Ecological: drought is the most recently defined type of drought and refers to widespread ecological damage caused by the lack of soil moisture
• Socioeconomic: drought refers to when a water shortage affects the supply and demand of drought commodities, such as water, food grains and fish