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Drought
Drought is when extended periods pass with no rain, and the ground water supplies become depleted.
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What are the positive negative about droughts?
i believe there is no postive thinsg about a drought but soem of the negative things could be:
1. you could die because there is not enough water.
2. all the rivers would be all dried out so then animals die (or you)
3. all the lands ground are too dry and crack
thats all i cpuld really think of!
sorry!!
i hope this helped coz im only 9! :(
How does droughts and famine impact on humans later on the years?
Famine:
People may not have enough nutrition later on.
Drought;
Farmers need to find new farmland and they can't grow crops near the droughts because it is too dry. Farmers may even need to migrate to other countries to start their farmland.
How long has drought been a problem?
Drought has usually been a problem for dry areas. But it has been a problem since the beginning of whenever drought was first seen
yes because they keep things from flood things like pools
What two kinds of drastic measures that may need to be taken in a severe case of drought?
provision of food and water
How do people suffer in drought affected areas?
In drought-affected areas people face often famine. People have to wait for help to come in the form of food, water and medicines from neighbouring places or international agencies.
What happens during a drought and how did the Mayan try to prevent droughts?
they droped them into a well or cenote with ornaments tied onto thier legs
What happens to the environment when drought happens?
There are numerous effects of drought on the environment.
Drought does the following:
- increases the danger of bushfires, duststorms and other drought-related natural disasters
- land degradation - as plants die off, winds can quickly strip the land of topsoil; the natural habitat of native animals is damaged and some may not survive; wetlands and lakes may dry up
- increased desertification, i.e. once fertile land becomes desert, a situation from which the land rarely recovers
- causes people to relocate, thus contributing to the death of towns
- causes death to native animals, not only from lack of food and water, but also because drought can drive introduced species such as foxes and feral cats, which tend to be hardier than the native animals, to kill more native animals in the quest to survive.
- droughts may be linked to a rise in temperature which may bring insects like locusts in plague proportions
How long did the Australian drought last for?
Most areas of Australia have permanent drought conditions.
What makes drought devastating?
Drought is devastating because family and friends can die because of hunger or thist
When is a drought most likely to occur?
Droughts are most likely to occur in places that experience unusually long periods of time between rains, such as semi-arid borderline deserts. They are also more common in areas that have been over-farmed and the topsoil has been depleted.
Precipitation, most likely rain,
But can rain somewhere else, and flash flood, or just ephemeral rivers/streams form
When April with his showers sweet with fruit the drought of march has pierced unto the root?
THE CANTERBURY TALES
When April with his showers sweet with fruit
The drought of March has pierced unto the root
And bathed each vein with liquor that has power
To generate therein and sire the flower;
When Zephyr also has, with his sweet breath,
Quickened again, in every holt and heath,
The tender shoots and buds, and the young sun
Into the Ram one half his course has run,
And many little birds make melody
That sleep through all the night with open eye
(So Nature pricks them on to ramp and rage)-
Then do folk long to go on pilgrimage,
And palmers to go seeking out strange strands,
To distant shrines well known in sundry lands.
And specially from every shire's end
Of England they to Canterbury wend,
The holy blessed martyr there to seek
Can drought cause other disasters to occer?
Yes droughts can casue no rain. So no rain, your crops will get ruined, which means no food. :P
How does drought and overpopulation cause an ecosystem to change?
Eating patterns will be changed and the biome the animals go through will run into some diffiuclty because of the changes.
During a drought is there less or more rainfall?
During a drought, there is typically less rainfall compared to normal conditions. Drought is characterized by below-average precipitation over an extended period, leading to water shortages and dry conditions.
How do people plan for droughts?
They can't really. But if they do they can have a sustainable amount of water in their house.
How would crops survive the drought?
well technically they can't survive without water but CSIRO is developing a liquid that will survive in a drought
a drought is where there is no rainfall for a long period of time making vegetation unable to grow and animals unable to survive. :)
