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Drought

Clue #11. Drought. “Drought is when you have less rainfall than you expected over an extended period of time, usually several months or longer.”. http://www.drought.unl.edu/kids/whatis.htm. “The Jamestown drought, for instance, destroyed corn crops on which the colonists depended”

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Drought

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  1. Clue #11 Drought “Drought is when you have less rainfall than you expected over an extended period of time, usually several months or longer.” http://www.drought.unl.edu/kids/whatis.htm

  2. “The Jamestown drought, for instance, destroyed corn crops on which the colonists depended” http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/1998/04/980428075409.htm

  3. “Less water equals to less food and therefore fewer young for all wildlife (fawns, elk calves, and so on).” http://wdfw.wa.gov/drought/index.htm

  4. “destruction of fish and wildlife habitat” http://www.drought.unl.edu/kids/impacts/affects.htm http://www.altamahariverkeeper.org/advocacy/forested_wetlands/img/wilk_duckhabitat.jpg

  5. “Lack of food and drinking water for wild animals” http://www.drought.unl.edu/kids/impacts/affects.htm

  6. “Lower water levels in lakes, and ponds” http://www.drought.unl.edu/kids/impacts/affects.htm

  7. “More fires” http://www.drought.unl.edu/kids/impacts/affects.htm

  8. “Damage to plants” http://www.library.thinkquest.org/16132/html/droughtinfo/effects.htmls

  9. http://vortex.accuweather.com/adc2004/pub/includes/columns/community/2007/drought2.jpghttp://vortex.accuweather.com/adc2004/pub/includes/columns/community/2007/drought2.jpg

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