Does anyone have info on droughts out there? Were do they happen alot? -girl in 6th grade
2007-09-26 05:11:41 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Science & Mathematics ➔ Weather
There are many types of drought and each has a different meaning.
Just to name a few;
Meteorological Drought
Hydrologic Drought
Agricultural Drought
You can google these to get started.
Droughts are a natural phenomena that are part of the natural weather patterns. Some where in the country, a region will be in drought sometime during the year. There is a wed Each different region defines a drought differently. For instance, a drought in normally rainy area (like the Gulf coasts of Alabama and Mississippi would be considerably different compared to a drought in the desert southwest (southern New Mexico).
There is a web site that continuously shows what areas of the country are in drought. It is updated weekly. This map is located at;
http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html
Good Luck.
2007-09-26 05:34:15 · answer #1 · answered by Water 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I live on the north west corner of the great plains. Drought is most noticable in arid and semi arid temperate climate zones. One of the easiest to studie is the climate cycle of central Austrailia as they have a consistant drought cycle that recures over 3-4 years so the plants and animals have special adaptations. The most devastating droughts in the last decades have occured in Africa.
2007-09-26 05:26:04 · answer #2 · answered by canadaguy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Drought is almost all over the US. Your learn. Mainly so. western states. Even up in Washington State. Start reading up on Droughts. Also watch the 5:00pm. News!
2007-09-26 05:16:27 · answer #3 · answered by ? 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Ever heard of Asia and Africa ? They happen there regularly resulting in the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people.
2007-09-26 05:16:22 · answer #4 · answered by ag_iitkgp 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋