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Droughts: A Threat to the Southeast. By: Mandy Burns & Madeline Haynes. What is A Drought ?. A drought is a long period of time with less rainfall. Droughts can lead up to major problems with water. How are Droughts a threat to the Southeast?.
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Droughts: A Threat to the Southeast By: Mandy Burns & Madeline Haynes
What is A Drought ? • A drought is a long period of time with less rainfall. • Droughts can lead up to major problems with water.
How are Droughts a threat to the Southeast? • Droughts are very threatening. They affect many animals like this cow shown in the picture. • No rain leads up to dry grass and cows can’t produce milk that we drink.
The Drought in our Town Before the Drought After the Drought Noccalula Falls
What can you do to conserve our water? • 1. You can always turn the water off when brush your teeth. • 2. Don’t use the toilet as a waste basket. • 3. Never take a bath if you don’t need to. • 4. If your car doesn’t need to be washed DO NOT WASH it! • 5. Take shorter showers if possible.
Bibliography • http://www.rvingourway.net/Noccalula%20Falls%20for%20Website.jpg • http://www.wikipedia.org/ • http://www.usatoday.com • http://www.watertechonline.com • http://pics4learning.com