What is a drought? When it rains, does that mean the drought is over?
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Let’s say that, for the past 120 years, the area where you live gets an average of 60cm of rain every year.
Now let’s say that for the past eight years your area has only gotten 30cm of rain every year (average.) Crops are failing, reservoirs are getting low, wetlands aren’t wet enough to support birds and other animals. This is called a drought. You are still getting rain, sometimes in big storms, but overall you aren’t getting enough.
This is a simplistic explanation, (like I’m five!) but others here have spoken to the complexity of the situation. I just wanted you to see that rain does not end a drought. It must rain the normal amount for a few years in order to restore the surrounding environment.
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