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DROUGHTS - Coggle Diagram
DROUGHTS
CAUSES
ENSO
CLIMATE CHANGE
Air in a high pressure system sinks and rain clouds generally do not form.
DEFORESTATION
CHANGES IN ATMOSPHERIC CIRCULATION ALTERS STROM TRACKS AND WIND PATTERNS
BUILDING DAMS MAY REDUCE THE LOW OF WATER
CONSEQUENCES
DECREASE IN LAND PRICE AND UNEMPLOYMENT
INCREASE IN FOOD PRICE
ECONOMIC LOSS AND FAMINE
SOIL EROSION AND DESERTIFICATION
WATER SOURCES DRY UP, FORCING THEM TO TRAVEL LONG DISTANCE FOR WATER
FARMERS ARE FROCED TO GO TO OTHER PLACES BECAUSE RURAL COMMUNITIES BREAK UP
STRATEGIES TO MANAGE THEIR IMPACT
Planting drought tolerant plants.
Reduce deforestation and increase water recycling.
Irrigation system for crops.
Transfer water by pipelines and installing storage pumps.
Stores of food, fresh water and medicines.
Increase water supplies by reservoirs, wells, pumps, aquifers and desalination.
OPPORTUNITIES PRESENTED BY NATURAL HAZARDS
DEFINITION
A PERIOD OF TIME WHEN THERE IS LACK OF RAIN OR LESS RAIN THAN NORMAL