Palmer Drought Index

Research Task Identify the location The Millennium Drought (2002-2009) was a period of time when much of Southern Australia experienced an especially long dry period. It was particularly severe in the southwest and southeast as they were they are the most populated areas of Australia. Canberra, Adelaide, Melbourne, Hobart, Perth, Sydney and Brisbane were affected by drought constantly or at intervals. While these area in the south had severe droughts, the northern areas of Australia had an…

are experiencing a major drought and it can affect the state economically, politically, and socially. With this horrid condition, many of the helpless citizens and farmers of the California state are expecting a movement and California Emergency Drought Relief Act to be signed by Governor Brown of California to approve of the change to have a progressive time consumption for agricultural scholars to propose a transformation for the drought presently because the drought is in a solemn hazard, in…

plays a major role in everyday life and in the environment. Long term droughts bring economic, social and environmental consequences, which affect several sectors, such as agriculture and public water supply. In recent years, some states have been affected by a series of severe droughts associated with the summer heat waves affecting a large part of the country, the lack of rain and fires also have an important role in droughts. The water shortage has squeezed the wine industry in California…

The authors ' goal of this article is to educate the audience who has a little knowledge/information about the topic. The author gives brief explanations of the importance of trees in nature preservation and reduces the impact of climate change that currently affecting Ethiopia. He asserts that one way to effectively reduce the deforestation problem in Ethiopian is through Agroforestry the integration of trees. The author outline how planting trees can benefit to change the climate of the…

Man-made Water Crisis Droughts have played a huge role throughout California’s history. Just as recently as two years ago, California’s record-breaking drought was declared the worst in the state’s history. However, this year, Governor Jerry Brown declared the drought emergency at an end. Many residents have referred to California’s issue as a “man made drought.” In other words, the water crisis is not from the lack of fresh water in California, but the lack of purposeful direction and use…

life. If there were to be a severe drought in the eastern United States, we would see a total economic break down. The professions of agriculture and manufacturing are a major portion of the economy, and in such states as Kentucky, there would be multiple communities that rely on surviving on the crops grown year by year. These communities would go from living comfortably to struggling to…

A drought is defined as a “period of drier-than-normal conditions that results in water-related problems” (USGS). Water years are counted from October 1 to September 30, meaning we just recently entered a new water year. One of the most well-known and troublesome droughts in the United States is the California Drought. It began in 2011 and is now entering its sixth year of drought in 2016. It is described as the worst drought in 1,200 years California has seen (House Committee). The period of…

(60 points) Consider the case that due to climate changes, the existing design of the reservoir and the pipe system in an urban and residential area within a watershed (see Figure 1 below) can no longer handle the floods or sustain the droughts. Impacts of the climate changes on the watershed in this case…

Drought is the condition of insufficient moisture brought about by a deficit in precipitation over a period of time (Doesken, N.J., Kleist, J., & McKee, T.B., 1993). Drought only means that the average amount of moisture or rainfall that would satisfy agricultural, livestock, domestic use, among others is not fully met (Kassas, 1995). Desertification…

the issues with droughts. Over the past few months, there has been less and less rainfall compared to the natural amount of precipitation that naturally occurs in certain parts of New Jersey to keep good water levels. Data shows that the drought has taken a toll on the northern part of New Jersey, while the southern part is doing just fine In terms of rainfall. On paper it seems like a very serious issue, although I hadn’t noticed any in the past few weeks. This is a serious drought that New…