Drought
Drought poses many and far reaching health implications. Some drought-related health effects occur in the short-term and can be directly observed and measured. But the slow rise or chronic nature of drought also can result in longer term, indirect health implications that are not always easy to anticipate or monitor.
Drought can also cause long-term public health problems, including:
- Shortages of drinking water and poor quality drinking water
- Impacts on air quality, sanitation and hygiene, and food and nutrition
- More disease, such as West Nile Virus carried by mosquitoes breeding in stagnant water
More health implications related to drought.