Drought

What will happen to Wang Lung and his family now that there is a drought? Now there is drought Wang Lung and his family are going through an evil time. There are many examples that could justify this like when O-lan asked Wang not to throw away the bad crops because in the difficult time they could even eat that, which is what they did. Also after the bad crops that they ate for days ran out they starved for days, and finally when it was so bad the old man suggested that they would kill the…

survive in the dry climate due to a recent drought that Hera had brought to the city as a result of Zeus having relations with one of the citizens. Initially the citizens of Corinth started praying to Poseidon the god of the sea in hopes that he would bring rain to their city; however, Poseidon refused because he was still upset that Medusa had been killed. Therefore they started praying to Zeus, the god of the sky, asking that he bring rain to stop the drought. Zeus knew that if he brought rain…

Native American tribes, farming was a source used to feed the members of the tribes. The lands where the Ancestral Puebloans lived were known to experience periods of drought just as they are today in modern times. Even without a period of drought water may have been hard to find not only for farming, but for drinking also. Drought is one of the factors believed to have motivated these Native Americans began building homes in the sides of cliffs. The dwellings…

This drought is causing fights! In California, we have been in a drought for three years. It has gotten to the point where we are arguing over how we use our ground water and if it should or should not be managed. Furthermore, California should be managing the use of aquifer because people should be able to have enough water for their basic living rights of taking a shower, using the restroom inside the house, and it will also end up saving the environment. Having enough water is truly…

As stated previously drought is by the far the most prevalent and dangerous climatic issue in the country, and the United Nations Development Programme has targeted the problem by working to introduce varieties of drought resistant crops to farming communities. Some of the main crops to be introduced are drought resistant strains of cavassa, sorghum, and sweet potato (“Coping with Drought and Climate Change (CwDCC) in Mozambique”). Improving plant science in Mozambique could significantly…

old cousin had her own iphone 6 plus). When asked about the drought, my eleven year old cousin dressed in a nice button down shirt and khaki pants replied with “What drought?”. “Alright”, I thought, “Maybe he’s too young to know about the drought”. But what really took me by surprise was the fact that my 18 year old cousin, who was now attending CSU Long Beach, Catie, had never even known that California was in an unprecedented drought. All she had noticed was that it “hadn’t rained in a while”.…

many things going around saying that El Nino could end California’s drought. What El Nino is a band of warm ocean water that develops in the central and east central equatorial pacific. What El Nino could bring to California is much needed rain to fill up reservoirs, rivers and give plants a much needed drink of water. A lot of people are getting really excited because El Nino is coming to California and end the 4 year long drought. But meteorologists are saying that there is a 50/50 chance of…

Today I read “South Africa’s Drought is Bad for Hippos, Great for Lions” by Erin-Conway Smith. This article was published on February 3rd, 2016 in USA Today. The article is mainly about how South Africa is suffering from a really bad drought right now. Soon, animals such as hippos will die. This is because finding food will become harder for them to find and they will end up becoming beak. Well if the hippos and other animals are becoming weak because of malnutrition, you know who will win. That…

The Plains area was mostly dry grasslands and if the farmers worked hard they were able to grow wheat and corn and also raise cattle. Also, the drought could practically take the farmer’s farms and the Mortgage companies would take the farms and send tractors to knock down their houses so the farmers would leave. In 1931 a terrible drought fell across in the middle of the nation and that America was already failing from the stock market crash in 1929, so from 1931 to 1935 almost…

of the Drought and Economic Shift The California water crisis is a severe issue which has affected many people. The Californian economy has been hit very hard by the drought, causing water prices to rise. The government in California has limited the usage of water, and has caused people to cut back on it. There are current methods of water conservation in California, however, they are not the most efficient way to conserve water and save money. Many factors come into effect with the drought in…