Fig. 5

Comparative analysis of the total number of meteorological drought events occurring in each month across the 1982–2023 period [as shown in (a)] and for each severity type of SPAI-3 [as shown in (b)].

Comparative analysis of the total number of meteorological drought events occurring in each month across the 1982–2023 period [as shown in (a)] and for each severity type of SPAI-3 [as shown in (b)].