Drought

• Main Author: Chambers, Catherine 1954-
• Format: Book
• Published: Oxford Heinemann Libraryc2007
• Edition: Revised and updated
• Series: Wild weather
• Subjects: Droughts; Droughts > Juvenile literature; Droughts > Juvenile literature > Physiological effect
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Describes what causes droughts, the conditions that exist during a drought, the harmful and beneficial effects of dry periods, and their impact on humans, plants, and animals

Table of Contents:

• What is drought?
• Where does drought happen?
• Why doesn't the rain fall?
• Why does drought happen?
• What are droughts like?
• Harmful drought 1
• Harmful drought 2
• Preparing for drought
• Coping with drought (general)
• Coping with drought (specific)
• Coping with drought (plants and animals)
• To the rescue!