FACTORS DROUGHTS NATURAL DISASTERS CAUSES RAINFALL LACK PRECIPITATION NOTE RAIN ALONE MEAN REGIONS MONTHS FARMERS PLANT ANTICIPATION RAINS DO NOT IRRIGATION INFRASTRUCTURE AGRICULTURAL DROUGHT WATER FLOW SURFACE WATER SOURCES FROM FAR AWAY MOUNTAINS SURFACE WATERS THE FLOW UPSTREAM DAMS IRRIGATION SYSTEMS ECONOMIC ACTIVITIES REDUCE AMOUNT WATER FLOWING AREAS DOWNSTREAM FORESTS PLAY ROLE IN THE WATER HELP STORE WATER ATMOSPHERIC MOISTURE TRANSPIRATION CUTTING DOWN TREES NAME EXPOSE ABILITY THE GROUND HOLD MAKE IT EASIER DESERTIFICATION SET OFF DRYING SMALLER WATER BODIES WATERSHED EVEN THOUGH PEOPLE ACCEPT AVERAGE TEMPERATURE OF THE EARTH ON RECORD HUMAN GREENHOUSE GASSES THE ATMOSPHERE DRYNESS BUSH CONDITIONS SPEED UP DROUGHT CONDITIONS SEE OTHER ENVIRONMENT LESSONS AVAILABLE WASTE MANAGEMENT CHANGE GLOBAL WARMING EXPLAINED GENETIC ENGINEERING LAND POLLUTION AIR POLLUTION WATER POLLUTION OZONE DEPLETION OVERFISHING ENERGY FOREST PRESERVATION COPYRIGHT ASSOCIATION ALL RIGHTS RESERVED
What factors are responsible for droughts to occur?