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082	0	0	_a363.34929 DROU _223
245	0	0	_aDroughts / _cedited by Paul A. Kobasa, William D. Adams, Nicholas Kilzer ; researched by Jacqueline Jasek ; illustrated by Stefan Chabluk
250			_aThird edition.
263			_a1801
264		1	_aChicago, IL : _bWorld Book, Inc., _c[2018]
300			_a55 pages : _bcolour illustrations ; _c27 cm.
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
490	0		_aWorld Book's library of natural disasters
504			_aIncludes index and glossary
505	0		_aWhat 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.
520			_a"A discussion of droughts, describing their characteristics, patterns of occurrence, and impacts. Features descriptions of significant droughts from history"-- _cProvided by publisher.
521	1		_aJuvenile Age 5-11.
650		0	_aDroughts _vJuvenile literature. _9180720
942			_2ddc _cBOOK _y156 _zLettie Matukane
999			_c755823 _d755822