Resources ... to use when
you pivot,
change direction,
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US Drought Monitor
http://www.drought.unl.edu/dm/monitor.html
Maps are updated every Thursday. View the animations to see the progression of
drought over 6 and 12 week periods.
Weqbquest: Drought
http://web.warracksc.vic.edu.au/~eng/drought/drought.htm
In this project we will explore the drought and the effects it has on our
countries.
Australia\'s National Drought Policy
http://www.affa.gov.au/content/output.cfm?ObjectID=D2C48F86-BA1A-11A1-A2200060B0A06258
The objectives of Australia\'s National Drought Policy (NDP), agreed to by
Commonwealth, State and Territory Ministers.
Drought Links
http://www.hi.com.au/resource/Geography/wResa.asp?age=1&subtopicid=3607&kla=13
Various NOAA web sites and information on drought and climate.
Thinkquest: Drought
http://library.thinkquest.org/16132/html/drought.html
Student created website about the effects of drought.
Drought for Kids
Describes what drought is ("not just a lack of
rainfall"), and
explains how droughts are tracked, the damage they can cause, and
how to plan ahead and conserve water. Offers career information
about people who study droughts and climate. Includes a glossary,
maps and graphs, and a game area with crosswords and jigsaw
puzzles. From the National Drought Mitigation Center at the
University of Nebraska, Lincoln.
http://drought.unl.edu/kids/
Living
with Drought
http://www.bom.gov.au/climate/drought/livedrought.shtml
This page at the Australian Bureau of Meteorology (BOM) defines drought, and
considers its causes and impact. It defines also the role that BOM plays in
national drought management, as well as discussing the types of drought that
Australia experiences. It differentiates between global causes (El Nino) and
local. A timeline shows major drought years since 1864.
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