Mega Drought: A Mega Problem

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Mega droughts, they’re a mega problem. A Mega drought is a drought that has been going on for at least two decades. NASA claims there could be a nationwide Mega drought due to carbon emissions. This could mean lack of or no water, the heat would be intense, wildfires, and many deathes. A lack of rain would mean that there wouldn’t be a lot of water for crops, which means very few crops. In addition, with no crops and the risk of hackers taking down the stock market (that’s a different story) there could be another Great Depression. Also, we read a historical fiction book in the eyes of a child in the Great Depression and the dust storms, and it was not a pleasant experience for poor Billie Jo. Storms of the 1930’s were also a drought. The

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