Drought Basics

PBS Learning Media
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PBS Learning Media
Resource Type
Classroom Material
Keywords
agricultural drought Cachuma Lake cascading effects Colorado River Basin drought drought cycle drought index drought indicator economic impacts El Niños La Niñas environmental impacts groundwater human influences hydrological drought meteorological drought precipitation rainfall shortage reservoir social impacts socioeconomic drought US Drought Monitor USDM El Ninos La Ninas
Subjects
Science
Grade Levels
Grade 6 Grade 7 Grade 8 Grade 9 Grade 10 Grade 11 Grade 12
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Drought Basics

Learn about the different kinds of drought, including its causes and impacts and ways to assess it, in this slideshow that includes media from NOAA and NASA. Use this resource to stimulate thinking and questions on the complexity of drought and to identify some variables used in defining drought.
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PBS Learning Media

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