Meteorological Drought Analysis Over Northwest Region of Bangladesh and Its Socioeconomic Impact

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Meteorological Drought Analysis Over Northwest Region of Bangladesh and Its Socioeconomic Impact

Md. Mahfuj Alam , Md. Jubair Ahmed , Umme Habiba Siddiqua , Suzana Niaz

DIP: 18.02.008/20251002

DOI: 10.25215/2455/1002008

Received: March 26, 2025; Revision Received: April 12, 2025; Accepted: April 15, 2025

Abstract

Droughts are significant long-term disasters that affect large areas and result in severe human and economic impacts, being the most costly natural disaster worldwide. This research focuses on Bangladesh’s northwest, where persistent droughts are monitored using the Standardized Precipitation Index (SPI). By assessing historical precipitation data from nine stations, the study identifies drought duration and severity. Findings indicate that while mild droughts are more frequent, severe droughts also occur, particularly in various areas. The analysis revealed that the longest severe drought lasted 37 months between June 1956 and July 1959 in Rangpur. The results aim to enhance water resource management and drought forecasting for the region.

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The author(s) appreciates all those who participated in the study and helped to facilitate the research process.

The author(s) declared no conflict of interest.

This is an Open Access Research distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (www.creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any Medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

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Md. Jubair Ahmed @ jubairjibon388@gmail.com

Meteorological Drought Analysis Over Northwest Region of Bangladesh and Its Socioeconomic Impact

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ISSN 2348-5396

ISSN 2349-3429

DIP: 18.02.008/20251002

DOI: 10.25215/2455/1002008

Published in

Volume 10 Issue 2, April – June, 2025

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