Droughts. / World Book.

Material type: Text

TextSeries: World Book's library of natural disastersEdition: 3rd editionDescription: 56 pages; colour illustrations; 27.5 cmISBN:

9780716699309
0716699303

Subject(s):

Droughts -- Juvenile literature

DDC classification:

363.34/929 23

LOC classification:

QC929.25 .D76 2018

Contents:

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.

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

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Status	Date due	Barcode
Junior Non-Fiction	Waimate Junior Non-Fiction	Children &Young Adults Section	363.34929 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	Available		A00744766

Includes index.

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

Age 5-11.

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