Flash droughts (FDs) are extreme climate phenomena occurring at the subseasonal timescale, which have significant impacts on our society. Traditional droughts are considered long-lasting and long-developing events and cause severe hydrologic imbalances in both natural and managed systems (Mishra & Singh, 2010) whereas FDs are more recently identified by their rapid onset and intensification at shorter time scales (L.
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