By Vicky Franchino
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Add these numbers together to find the total amount of water you use each day. 2 billion each year. 8 billion more on droughts than on hurricanes. Page 13 The total volume is 2,400,000 cubic feet. 2 billion Chapter Five Page 27 If the amount of the world suffering from drought doubled in 30 years, 60% of the world will suffer from drought. 28,880,000 cubic inches 12 inches per foot 2,400,000 cubic feet 30% 2 60% Chapter Three 60% 2 120% Page 18 It is not possible to cover more than 100% of the world.
Dust Bowl! The 1930s Black Blizzards. , 2005. Droughts. Chicago: World Book, 2009. aspx This Web site has lots of helpful information about what drought is, how scientists track it, and how we can reduce the risk of drought. S. html Is the part of the United States where you live experiencing a drought? Check out this site to learn the latest drought conditions and forecasts throughout America. 21st century skills library r e a l w o r l d M at h : n at u r a l d i s a s t e r s DROUGHTS InDex agricultural droughts, 5 air pressure, 9 animals, 5, 16, 17, 19, 22 Big Dry, 15–16 climate change, 11–12, 25 cloud seeding, 21 conservation tillage, 27 costs, 23, 25 farming, 5, 11, 16, 17, 18–19, 21, 22, 27 fires, 4, 15, 19, 22, 23 flooding, 9, 23 food shortages, 5, 11, 17, 21, 22 fossil fuels, 11, 25 frequency, 25, 27 genetic modification, 11 “gray” water, 26 deaths, 5, 15, 16–17, 19, 21, 22 deforestation, 12, 23 desalination, 25 diseases, 16-17, 22 dry seasons, 6 Dust Bowl, 18–19 hydrological droughts, 5 El Niño, 9–10 erosion, 12, 18, 27 meteorological droughts, 5 invisible droughts, 6 irrigation, 21, 25, 27 La Niña, 9, 10 oceans, 9–10, 25 Palmer Drought Severity Index, 5 plants, 5, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 26, 27 population, 13, 16, 24–25 precipitation, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 19, 21, 22 renewable energy, 25 reservoirs, 23 rivers, 5, 9, 15 scientists, 5, 11, 13, 15, 21, 25 snowpack, 13 water usage, 8, 18, 20–21, 25, 26 weather patterns, 9–10, 12 abOUT THe aUTHOR Vicky Franchino has written dozens of nonfiction books for children and always enjoys learning about new subjects.
Dust Bowl! The 1930s Black Blizzards. , 2005. Droughts. Chicago: World Book, 2009. aspx This Web site has lots of helpful information about what drought is, how scientists track it, and how we can reduce the risk of drought. S. html Is the part of the United States where you live experiencing a drought? Check out this site to learn the latest drought conditions and forecasts throughout America. 21st century skills library r e a l w o r l d M at h : n at u r a l d i s a s t e r s DROUGHTS InDex agricultural droughts, 5 air pressure, 9 animals, 5, 16, 17, 19, 22 Big Dry, 15–16 climate change, 11–12, 25 cloud seeding, 21 conservation tillage, 27 costs, 23, 25 farming, 5, 11, 16, 17, 18–19, 21, 22, 27 fires, 4, 15, 19, 22, 23 flooding, 9, 23 food shortages, 5, 11, 17, 21, 22 fossil fuels, 11, 25 frequency, 25, 27 genetic modification, 11 “gray” water, 26 deaths, 5, 15, 16–17, 19, 21, 22 deforestation, 12, 23 desalination, 25 diseases, 16-17, 22 dry seasons, 6 Dust Bowl, 18–19 hydrological droughts, 5 El Niño, 9–10 erosion, 12, 18, 27 meteorological droughts, 5 invisible droughts, 6 irrigation, 21, 25, 27 La Niña, 9, 10 oceans, 9–10, 25 Palmer Drought Severity Index, 5 plants, 5, 11, 12, 17, 18, 19, 21, 22, 26, 27 population, 13, 16, 24–25 precipitation, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 12, 13, 15, 19, 21, 22 renewable energy, 25 reservoirs, 23 rivers, 5, 9, 15 scientists, 5, 11, 13, 15, 21, 25 snowpack, 13 water usage, 8, 18, 20–21, 25, 26 weather patterns, 9–10, 12 abOUT THe aUTHOR Vicky Franchino has written dozens of nonfiction books for children and always enjoys learning about new subjects.