Abstract

Assessing The Severity and Frequency of Drought in The Island Region of Iraq

Hind Fadel Ibrahim

Volume: 12 Issue: 1 2022

Abstract:

The problem of drought is one of the main and most serious problems that constantly threatens many countries, particularly poor countries that do not have the economic and scientific resources to address that problem, and with the increasing frequency of unity of climate change and its clearly defined effects, the result of which is the increase in the area of land affected by desertification, which has led to soil degradation, low productivity and a malfunction in its structure in such a way as to lose plant life. In this research, the drought was studied and assessed in terms of its severity and frequency on the island region during the four study periods, especially since drought is a major cause and a clear indicator of desertification indicators in the island region through the study and calculation of wind and rain erosion, which is a key part of the drought, after which one of the evidence of drought will be applied, namely (reconnaissance drought plants).

DOI: http://doi.org/10.37648/ijrssh.v12i01.018

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