Droughts
Trying to get water during the Dust Bowl.
A drought is a long time of abnormally low precipitation. Some famous droughts were the Dust Bowl, and the one in England in 1666. Both caused a shortage of water. There are four different types of droughts. Meteorological, Agricultural, Hydrological, and Socioeconomic. Meteorological refers to the lack of rain/precipitation, Agricultural refers to the lack of moisture where plant grow, Hydrological refers to no water in lakes or reservoirs, and Socioeconomic refers to water shortages that affect people in society.
Droughts harm the environment in many ways. They provide fuel for wildfires. If something caught on fire than everything would be on fire The water table will go down, organisms will die, and it will affect the water cycle. The soil will no longer be fertile and animals will have to find a new source of food. Their homes will be destroyed and have no vegetation for shade.
Droughts harm the environment in many ways. They provide fuel for wildfires. If something caught on fire than everything would be on fire The water table will go down, organisms will die, and it will affect the water cycle. The soil will no longer be fertile and animals will have to find a new source of food. Their homes will be destroyed and have no vegetation for shade.
Fun Facts
- A drought in 1984-1985 in Africa led to a famine which killed 750 thousand people
- Coincidentally, after there is a drought, it results in lots of rain
- Droughts are caused by depletion of precipitation
- The Dust Bowl is the most famous drought
- We do not name our droughts (only our very famous ones), but address them by their date and place