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What was the name of the area affected by severe drought in the 1930s?
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The drout during the Great Depression?
A large drought overwhelmed the Great Plains area in the 1930s. The drought caused much damage in the Dust Bowl states.
What is a period when less rain then normal falls in an area?
a drought (mild-severe-excessive)
What is period when less rain then normal falls in an area?
a drought (mild-severe-excessive)
What is the difference between a drought and a blizzard?
A drought is a prolonged period of dryness. It's a time when an area sees very little or no rain. A blizzard is a severe winter storm in which many inches of snow falls on an area.
What ecological devastation area of the country became known as the dust bowl?
The Great Plains were the area affected by the loss of agricultural land in the 1930s.
If a drought happened in Ireland where would be most affected?
The east, particularly around the Dublin area. It is drier and has a high requirement for water.
What means the absence of rain from a area?
No rain means dry periods which could lead to a longer-term severe dryness called a drought.
How might global warming change conditions where you live?
I live in a high desert area and we are in severe drought that may never really break again.
What ecologically devastated area of the country became known as the Dust Bowl?
The Great Plains were the area affected by the loss of agricultural land in the 1930s.
How might a flood in an area that has recently had a drought affect the land in that area?
A flood after a drought can lead to rapid runoff due to dry, compacted soil that is less able to absorb water, increasing the risk of erosion, mudslides, and debris flow. The sudden influx of water can also damage crops, disrupt ecosystems, and exacerbate flood damage due to decreased vegetation cover from the drought.
What is an absolute drought?
An absolute drought is a period of drought where there has been no precipitation recorded in a given area for 15 days.
What is the effect of precipitation?
The area becomes drier, called a drought. If the decrease is great enough then the area becomes a desert.
