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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 some precautions for a drought?
economize with water:
e.g. take shorter showers
use urinals instead of toilets wherever possible
don't run the tap
patch up all water leaks
because drought=no water. no water=no plants. no plants=no herbivores (plant eating). no herbivores=no carnivores(meat eating). no herbivores+no carnivores+no water= starvation for us
Where did drought happen before?
a drought can happen anywhere with little water such asesert or even in the praries
How can you help the drought in Australia?
By using less water and reducing your footprint on CO2 emissions to stop global warming.
Name some drought prone areas of the world?
- most of Africa, especially Ethiopia and its surroundings
- most of the Mediterranean
- Mexico
- many regions within Australia
- India
- parts of the Middle East
Sl. No States No. of Districts No. of Blocks Area in Sq. Kms.
1. Adhara Pradesh 11 94 99218
2. Bihar 6 30 9533
3. Chhattisgarh 8 29 21801
4. Gujarat 14 67 43938
5. Himachal Pradesh 3 10 3319
6. Jam mu & Kashmir 2 22 14705
7. Jharkhand 14 100 34843
8. Karnataka 15 81 84332
9. Madhya Pradesh 23 105 89101
10. Maharashtra 25 149 194473
11. Orissa 8 47 26178
12. Rajasthan 11 32 31969
13. Tamil Nadu 16 80 29416
14. Utter Pradesh 15 60 35698
15. Uttaranchal 7 30 15796
16. West Bengal 4 36 11594
Total 182 972 745914
There is no time limit on how long a drought can last.
What are the effects of a drought in Australia?
The term "drought" generally has different degrees of meaning, depending upon the normal climate of the country where drought is occurring. For example, in a tropical country, where heavy rainfall is the norm, drought may refer to a period of a matter of mere weeks without rain.
In its truest sense, though, drought is an extended period of lack of rain, which has economic repercussions on the country. In a country such as Australia where droughts continue for years, this may have the following effects:
- hinders a farmer's income by limiting his ability to produce crops and/or healthy livestock
- drives up prices of goods due to limited supply
- increases inflation as a result of price increases
- contributes to unemployment as businesses, suffering loss of profits, are forced to close down and farms are forced to sell up
- increases the danger of bushfires, duststorms and other drought-related natural disasters
- 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.
In less developed countries, drought leads to famine. It also causes diseases as there is less water available for basic hygiene and sanitation. Although not yet an issue in Australia, wars have even been fought over access to available water.
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When did the drought in sa start?
If, by "SA" you mean South Australia, the drought was declared in October 2002.
What are the human causes of droughts?
"Researchers at The Earth Institute say the recent water emergencies in some northeastern states resulted from more than just dry weather. They found droughts had a more direct, human cause called demand-driven drought.
A recent study, conducted by Bradfield Lyon of the International Research Institute for Climate and Society, Nicholas Christie-Blick of the Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory and Yekaterina Gluzberg from the university's Department of Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Biology, examined precipitation variability and drought in Rockland County, N.Y., over the last 100 years.
The scientists discovered factors such as development, population growth and failing water supply systems played as significant a role as climate in creating the water emergencies.
"The balance between water demand and supply is now so finely tuned that even a few months of lower than normal precipitation is sufficient to trigger an emergency," said Christie-Blick.
The research appeared in a recent issue of the Journal of the American Water Resources Association."
f66fhThe price of corn would go up
Droughts form because of long periods without rain and the environment dries up.
What effect did the American soldiers have on the Australian people?
Wasn't there a great kind of "soldier riot" that took place in Sydney, that was suppressed by the war censors? I've seen the photos. Heaven forbid there be any publicity, during a war, about "allies" not getting along!
When there is no rain long time and the ground becomes very dry?
Such a long period would be classed as a drought.
Droughts can last a couple of weeks or a couple of years. In 2002, the drought in US over 30 states resulted in 10.0 billion dollars in damages and costs.
What is the difference between droughts and heatwaves?
a drought is a water shortage but, a heatwave is a prolong period of prolong of abnormally hot weather
Sounds Like It Is Condensation From The A/C Eveporator, Whivh Is Inside The Car, Where The Heater Core Is. You Most Likely Have The Drain Hose Stopped Up. This Lets Out Excessive Water To The Ground On The Passenger Side Of The Car. If It Is Very Bad Let An A/C Person Look At It For You. GOOD LUCK
Why would a rabbit look like he had collapsed?
As scary as this looks the first time you see it happen. This is in fact a sign of a happy bunny and is commonly known as a "bunny flop".
The rabbit may look dead but he is just happy and sleeping.
Why does someone feel a draught when standing near a bonfire?
Convection causes the air movement. The air over the fire is heated and being lighter, rises quickly. Cool air is sucked into the fire at the bottom to fill the vacuum, creating the draft.
Why is it that the icebergs are melting yet Australia is in drought?
When an iceberg melts, its water goes mostly into the ocean and very little evaporates to make clouds. Most of the moisture that makes rain clouds comes form the evaporation of sea water. So the icebergs that melt have an insignificant impact on the humidity in the air that is needed for rain cloud formation.
How did the drought affect farmers in Mexico?
Due to the drought and a cold snap at the start of the year, the government has cut its forecast for corn production two times in 2011. It now expects a harvest of 20 million tonnes compared to a previous estimate of 23 million.
Crops that cover tens of thousands of acres have been lost this year and roughly 450,000 cattle have died in arid pastures. Crucial dams, typically full at this time of year, are at 30 to 40 percent of capacity.
Mexico is one of the world's five top corn producers so the draught will mean that farmers will loose thousands and thousands of dollars. Maybe even millions.
