flash drought

American  

[flash drout] / ˈflæʃ ˈdraʊt /

noun

1. a destructive period of extremely dry weather that forms unusually quickly.

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Etymology

Origin of flash drought

First recorded in 2005–10

Example Sentences

OCO-2 was able to detect “solar-induced fluorescence” in plants, an artifact of photosynthesis, which could be used as a “reliable early warning indicator of flash drought with enough lead time to take action,” JPL reported last year.

From Los Angeles Times

With this combination of lack of rainfall and hot weather, parts of the UK went into a 'flash' drought, external.

From BBC

South America, particularly southern Brazil and the Amazon, is experiencing strong intensification in all three dimensions of flash drought, aligning with deforestation patterns in the region, high temperatures and less rain.

From Science Daily

In Central Asian watersheds, centered on high mountains, including the Himalaya Karakoram, Tianshan and Hindu Kush, flash drought extent shrank over the study period, bucking the worldwide trend.

From Science Daily

Sudden, severe dry spells known as flash droughts are rising in intensity around the world, with a notable exception in mountainous Central Asia, where flash drought extent is shrinking, according to new research.

From Science Daily