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Perhaps no single factor influences the amount and kind of vegetation growing on rangelands more than the climate, particularly precipitation.  The lack of sufficient precipitation at the appropriate time of year is drought.  Understanding how changes in climate patterns, both regionally and globally, cause and drive episodes of drought is an important consideration on rangelands. Drought can be devastating to rangelands and agricultural production. Our ability to respond to or recover from the effects of drought requires strategic planning and mitigation strategies.