Fast moving droughts are developing more quickly as climate change pushes temperatures to new extremes in the US. In states like Oklahoma where the month of September is typically a rainy season, many were appalled that their third-wettest month brought moderate to extreme drought conditions.
Similar to flash floods, flash droughts come on fast drying out soil just in a matter of days to weeks. Such events can destroy crops and result in huge economic losses.
Flash droughts can apparently cause the drying of soil in just a matter of days or weeks. Flash droughts have been compared to flash floods as its polar opposite, and an emerging natural phenomenon by the scientific community.