In fact, droughts may become so widespread and so severe that current drought indices may no longer be adequate to quantify them. (skepticalscience.com)
Current drought prediction efforts have mostly focused on natural aspects, while research in integrating human aspects is limited but growing. (eos.org)
The stark projections have inspired scientists to harness the power of VPD to not only map current droughts, but also to improve understanding and ability to predict how drought develops in hopes of building resiliency to this slow and subtle disaster. (ensia.com)