Zusammenfassung der Ressource
Drought - Causes and Effects
- Characteristics of arid
environments
- 100-300mm annual rainfall
- Seasonal rainfall variation
- Pastoral farming
- Vegetation is sparse
- Short growing season (75 days)
- Causes
- Low precipitation
- Dam building
- Deforestation
- Climate
- Effects
- Food scarcity
- Health hazards
- Environmental degradation
- Wildfires
- Removal of topsoil
- Water usage restrictions