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  Abstract: The term “flash drought” is currently used in an ambiguous manner in the scientific literature. We recommend that these climate features should be identified based on how rapidly they intensify.
  Author: 'Otkin, Jason A.; Mark Svoboda; Eric D. Hunt; Trent W. Ford; Martha C. Anderson; Christopher Hain; Jeffrey B. Basara'
  DOI: 10.1175/bams-d-17-0149.1
  Journal: Bulletin of the American Meteorological Society
  Pages: 911-919
  Title: 'Flash droughts: A review and assessment of the challenges imposed by rapid onset droughts in the United States'
  Volume: 99
  Year: 2018
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  reftype: Journal Article
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