Drought

For many years, Little Orphan Annie has been a source of entertainment for Americans, both during the Great Depression and after. The Great Depression was a hard time for everybody and caused a national crisis due to the stock market crash within the United States. During the Great depression, more often than not, families would have to be separated in order to find work. During this time of struggle, the protagonist on the radio show Little Orphan Annie, Annie, became a figure of courage and…

Australia has a highly variable climate and has been plagued by droughts. Also like California, for most of its history successive Australian governments sought to address increases in demand for water through taxpayer-funded infrastructure projects and mandated diversions (for environmental demand, such as maintaining flows to conserve fish species). But the infrastructure projects failed to keep pace with demand, especially during droughts, while the mandatory diversions resulted in conflicts,…

Cotton is a natural fiber that comes from a plant named Gossypium hirsutum. Since approximately 2007, cotton has been genetically modified worldwide (GMO Compass). Currently genetically modified cotton is legally being grown in fourteen countries, the most common being India, China, and the United States (GeneWatch). Scientists have explored the effects of this modified cotton and have found both advantages and disadvantages to it being grown. Many have also looked into the way that genetically…

Early Jamestown is set in Virginia. There were many settlers living in Jamestown. Over the years, many people died, the question is how. I believe the colonists of Early jamestown died because of starvation, diseases and lack of rain. First off, during Early Jamestown, many people starved, this may be the fault of brackish water. Brackish water is polluted water. It may include human or animal waste. According to Carville Earle the waste would go into the water with fresh water instead of…

Katrina that took place on August of 2005 being the costliest hurricane yet. Another big issue that climate changes have caused is the extensive droughts that have lead to wildfires in the past for example the national drought that took place from 1999 to 2002 being the most extensive drought in the past 40 years. These changes have lead to the highest drought frequency that the west has experienced in over the past 30 years. Another known issue that has been an effect due to global warming…

The Amazon Rainforest is currently transforming from a wonderful forest with multiple species and habitats, into the next lifeless desert, due to deforestation. Deforestation is the process of clearing trees from a large area. This process is not only ruining the world, but for humans and animals too. Nearly half of the world's forests have been destroyed, and even more are being cut down at greater rates each year. The rapid deforestation of the Amazon Rainforest over the past 50 years is a…

overwhelmed. Families were homeless. Times were hard. Hoover, believing that the government should stay out of business refused to offer any help. Consequently, people felt forgotten by their president. Additionally, drought in the Midwest affects the nation. The severe droughts and winds became known as the dustbowl. Sadly, the farmers lost everything. Packing all they could fit the farmers drive westward. They drive westward. They are worn out. They are hopeful. As the farmers move to…

desalinization plant was built in Santa Barbara due to the 1987-1992 drought. Heavy rainfall caused the plant to become inefficient with costs. The plant was closed down in 1992. Plans to reopen the plant are being determined as the building is outdated and would need new funding to upgrade it to current standards. Cost effective options are still on the table. A new study by the Pacific Institute and NRDC presents how California’s drought can water resources can be better maintained to save…

usually ends in June, and another starts up in July. But this year, the June harvest was abnormally low. What’s more, a heat wave ruined much of California’s avocado crop just before the Fourth of July. The California crop has also been threatened by drought for the past few years. But honestly why does it have to…

nation’s food stability. Chad’s food insecurity has been affected by multiple different factors: the arid Central African environment, its landlocked location, and the rapidly increasing arrival amount of Sudanese refugees. Erratic rains, constant droughts, locust infections, and poor farming practices are all heavy factors that gradually decrease cereal production, which approximately 80% of Chad’s population relies on to support their livelihoods. In 2015, the World Food Program proclaimed…