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Drought By Joshua Whitaker-Lockwood Image From:http://f2.washington.edu/teams/nd/sites/default/files/newsletter-images/2011-fall/drought.jpg

Effects on the Environment

Animals are unable to find any large amounts of water and often die from dehydration or collapse in the drought area to be eaten by predators

Once these herbivores start to die, predators who fed on them start to starve as they to run out of food and this sets off a chain reaction that can place many species as endangeered or worse extinct

The soil of the drought zone soon becomes dry and dead unable to support any life for at least several years

Because of the lack of water, many plants die in the parched area leaving the soil without the nutrients that plants provide

For animals that once fed on these plants it becomes much harder to find food and many die and sometimes this can lead to an extinction

Without plants the soil becomes loose and is blown away by even gentle breezes eroding the landscape greatly

Effects on Human behavior

Any Tourist attraction to the affected area can also be diminished or subdued with few travelling into drought zones with little in the way of comfort

Without a large amount of water farmers begin to struggle to maintain their farms by feeding their crops and animals and as a result raise their costs for their products

As farmers struggle to get water many of them leave the area affecting any local buisness that sell their products causing them to close and if many buisnesses like these close in the area it can eventually lead the whole populace in that area to move to a entirely different area

Water becomes more expensive and those in the drought zone have a heavy financial strain placed apon them

As those in these areas pay more they often must get rid of luxuries and be much more conscious of their financial decisions

The people within the area affected become more conservative of the water and use it only when needed and then sparingly