Writing Assignment #3—Drought The National Drought Mitigation Center conceptually defines drought as “a protracted period of deficient precipitation resulting in extensive damage to crops‚ resulting in loss of yield”. Three indicators of drought include below normal soil moisture‚ reduced stream flow‚ and‚ most obviously‚ lack of precipitation. These indicators can be kept track of in order to help mitigate the effects of drought. The U.S. Drought monitor makes maps of the United States
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DROUGHT Definition How does it happens/causes Types Damage Connection with other hazzards Example an extended period when a region receives a deficiency in its water supply‚ whether atmospheric‚ surface or ground water. Drought can be caused by too little precipitation (rain and snow) over an extended period --------------------------- It can also be caused by increased demand for the available supply of usable water ----------------------------- Human activity can directly trigger exacerbating
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“Drought: Can Conservation Make a Difference” Living in a country with rapidly growing population‚ conservation is an increasingly pressing matter. This dilemma is more prevalent in times of drought. Individuals have to play a part to manage water and to keep from soil erosion. However‚ making a population do something is a difficult objective to achieve. I offer a solution in three ways: one‚ that a fine is imposed on citizens that go over a certain amount and two‚ we make appliances and
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Drought and livelihoods: Understanding the impacts on dryland farmers and their adaptation constraints in northern Bangladesh Abstract The present article focuses on the understanding of drought impacts on dryland farmers and their adaptation constraints in northern Bangladesh that causes a lot of damage in agro-production and strictly changes the pattern of livelihood‚ increasing the vulnerability of the farmers almost every year. This study assesses livelihood framework and adaptation strategy
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Drought is a weather related natural disaster. It is an extended period when a region receives an insufficient amount of water whether atmospheric‚ surface or ground water. A drought can last for months or years‚ or may be declared after as few as 15 days. Generally‚ this occurs when a region receives consistently below average precipitation. It can have a substantial impact on the ecosystem and agriculture of the affected region. Although droughts can persist for several years‚ even a short‚ intense
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Drought in Australia Definition: A drought is a prolonged‚ abnormally dry period when there is not enough water for users’ normal needs. Drought is not simply low rainfall; if it was‚ much of inland Australia would be in almost perpetual drought. Because people use water in so many different ways‚ there is no universal definition of drought. Drought occurs because rains are unreliable and in some years the ITCZ (Inner Tropical Convergence Zone = area of rainfall) may not move so far north.
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Project On Drought in Marathwada By – Sukhraj Rajput Roll No: 34 TYBMM Contain * Introduction * Definition of Drought * Marathwada Fall to Drought * Explanation of causes of Drought * Features of Drought * Impact of Globalization * Deforestation * Political View on Drought of Marathwada * Recognize the Impact of Drought on agriculture‚ Livestock‚ economy‚ farmers‚ country‚ environment and society. * Organic Farming * Design plan
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Natural Hazards Drought 2011 East Africa Drought The East Africa drought began in late 2010‚ when rains that usually fall between October and December did not arrive. The East Africa Drought affected most parts of Kenya‚ Ethiopia and Somalia. This lack of rain continued through 2011‚ driving food prices to unprecedented amounts. Due to two farming seasons being missed‚ many could not afford to buy food and fodder from more fertile areas. Approximately 12.4 million people were facing food
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Agriculture and Restrictions in Texas Drought In the article “Upstream‚ Downstream” the author Jenna Craig tries to educate us on the drought in Texas. In this article Jenna Craig‚ states‚ “Since 2007‚ Texas has be experiencing one of the worst droughts in history”(Graig 1). It has effected the state in many ways. It has hurt rice farming drastically‚ which is important because rice farming is huge and Texas. It has also impacted people living on lakes or rivers because that’s the water they use
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California Water Drought The State of California is in its worst water drought to date‚ many are affected by the water shortage including farm crops‚ and small cities. The management of the states water resources are not up to standards; however; their efforts of water conservation are improving. The state of California has issued state-wide regulations for water use‚ but many cities are taking it a step further. The City of Fresno is in a stage two storage contingency plan‚ which regulates outdoor
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