a serious/severe drought

**joham** · 31-Jan-2012, 08:22

When we took over the garden in 2002 there was a serious/severe drought.

Are both adjectives fine for the sentence? Thank you in advance.

**emsr2d2** · 31-Jan-2012, 08:36

Originally Posted by joham

When we took over the garden in 2002 there was a serious/severe drought.

Are both adjectives fine for the sentence? Thank you in advance.

They're both OK. To me, "severe" suggests a worse situation than "serious".

**Rover_KE** · 31-Jan-2012, 11:27

Meteorologists only seem to use severe drought.

Rover

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