drought

a long period of time when there is little or no rain ความแห้งแล้ง

After the floodwaters recede, the district is hit by drought between April and May.

The latest drought report on Feb 22 said reservoirs were only two-thirds full, meaning less water for the fields where crops grow and animals graze.

This was not the first time that the King has talked about deforestation and its resulting problems of flooding, drought and landslides and stressed the need to stop deforestation.