Droughts / 
edited by Paul A. Kobasa, William D. Adams, Nicholas Kilzer ; researched by Jacqueline Jasek ; illustrated by Stefan Chabluk 
 - Third edition. 
 - 55 pages :  colour illustrations ;  27 cm. 
 - World Book's library of natural disasters .
<br/><br/>Includes index and glossary 
<br/><br/>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. 
<br/><br/> "A discussion of droughts, describing their characteristics, patterns of occurrence, and impacts. Features descriptions of significant droughts from history"-- 
<br/><br/> Juvenile Age 5-11. 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780716699309 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>2017054252 
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Droughts--Juvenile literature.
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>363.34929 DROU