Browse drought Resources

Browse drought Resources

Parched Earth
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When drought occurs, water supplies for agriculture, industry, and personal use decrease, and people need to find ways to cope with the shortage or leave the area. This series of lesson plans teaches students about the science of droughts.
World Droughts From 2005 to 2009 Versus Where Crops are Grown
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Using data from various satellites, these images show maps of the location of world droughts compared to where crops are grown.
Monitoring Floods and Fires During the Summer of 2011
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See Landsat images before and after these natural disasters.
Farmer holding dry soil
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This NASA video segment highlights the impact of drought on a global scale. Viewers learn that during a drought the risk of fire increases. Fire produces soot and ash that travel across continents via the trade winds.
Exploring the Environment: Drought Problem
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This problem-based learning module takes students through a real-world scenario- drought in Texas- and has them use satellite images and other actual data to answer questions about how Texas and other states in the Great Plains should respond to the situa