01690cam a22003018b 4500 3228 20230727154201.0 171109s2018 ilu j 001 0 eng 2017054252 9780716699309 eng rda 3228 363.34929 DROU 23 Droughts / edited by Paul A. Kobasa, William D. Adams, Nicholas Kilzer ; researched by Jacqueline Jasek ; illustrated by Stefan Chabluk Third edition. 1801 Chicago, IL : World Book, Inc., [2018] 55 pages : colour illustrations ; 27 cm. text txt rdacontent unmediated n rdamedia volume nc rdacarrier World Book's library of natural disasters Includes index and glossary What is a drought? -- The impacts of drought -- In town and country -- Droughts of the past -- Heat waves -- Europe 1975-1976 -- Wind and dust -- Dust bowl -- Measuring drought -- Seasons and cycles -- On the great plains -- Wildfires -- Deforestation -- Along the Amazon -- Desertification -- In the Sahel -- Famine -- Indian drought and famine of 1899-1900 -- Crisis in Africa -- Australia's epic drought -- Living with drought -- Central U.S. drought of 2012-2013 -- California drought of 2011-2017 -- Brazilian drought of 2014-2016. "A discussion of droughts, describing their characteristics, patterns of occurrence, and impacts. Features descriptions of significant droughts from history"-- Provided by publisher. Juvenile Age 5-11. Droughts Juvenile literature. 180720 ddc BOOK 156 Lettie Matukane 755823 755822 0 0 ddc 0 0 300 KWAML KWAPL Non_Fiction 2023-07-27 0 363.34929 DROU 33228031011617 2023-07-27 2023-07-27 BOOK