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Droughts. /

Droughts. / World Book. - 3rd edition. - 56 pages; colour illustrations; 27.5 cm. - World Book's library of natural disasters .

Includes index.

What is a drought? -- The impacts of drought -- In town and country -- Droughts of the past -- Heat waves -- Europe 1975-1976 -- Wind and dust -- Dust bowl -- Measuring drought -- Seasons and cycles -- On the great plains -- Wildfires -- Deforestation -- Along the Amazon -- Desertification -- In the Sahel -- Famine -- Indian drought and famine of 1899-1900 -- Crisis in Africa -- Australia's epic drought -- Living with drought -- Central U.S. drought of 2012-2013 -- California drought of 2011-2017 -- Brazilian drought of 2014-2016.

"A discussion of droughts, describing their characteristics, patterns of occurrence, and impacts. Features descriptions of significant droughts from history"--

Age 5-11.

ISBN: 9780716699309 0716699303

LCCN: 2017054252

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Droughts--Juvenile literature.

LC Class. No.: QC929.25 / .D76 2018

Dewey Class. No.: 363.34/929

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