Crisis:time of great danger, difficulty or doubt when problems must be solved or important decisions must be made. Crisis. crisis_1 noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage notes | Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary at OxfordLearnersDictionaries.com. (n.d.). Retrieved April 10, 2023, from https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/crisis_1?q=Crisis Shortage: deficiency in quantity. Dictionary.com. (n.d.). Shortage definition & meaning. Dictionary.com. Retrieved April 10, 2023, from https://www.dictionary.com/browse/shortage Scarcity: If there is a scarcity of something, there is not enough of it for the people who need it or want it. HarperCollins Publishers Ltd. (n.d.). Scarcity definition and meaning: Collins english dictionary. Scarcity definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary. Retrieved April 10, 2023, from https://www.collinsdictionary.com/dictionary/english/scarcity Shortage: A shortage is a lack of something