Категории: Все - environment - drought - soil - farmers

по Joshua Whitaker-Lockwood 12 лет назад

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Drought

Droughts have profound impacts on both human behavior and the environment. Financially, people in drought-affected areas face increased costs for water, leading them to cut back on luxuries and become more mindful of their spending.

Drought

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