The phrase "ongoing drought" means that there has been a lack of rain or water for a considerable amount of time and it is still continuing without any improvement. Full definition
This topic is particularly important in light of the expected impacts from climate change as well as ongoing drought. (humanrights.gov.au)
The heat was spread out around the world: Record warmth in 2014 blanketed the western United States, exacerbating a brutal ongoing drought in California. (vox.com)
Water losses in four years of ongoing drought threaten the well - being of some 41,000 square miles of the state's forests, a study finds. (techtimes.com)