A Study On The Drought

What are a few problems in and around Winnemucca, NV and how can they be fixed? Well, Winnemucca, NV is located right smack in the middle the Great Basin Desert. For the past few years the Great Basin Desert has been in a tremendously huge drought. The Humboldt River that used to be full of water year round has dropped dramatically to the point it is almost completely dry for the past few years. Also, this drought has continued for many years; it was only supposed to last a few years not as many as it is now been predicted. This drought is causing water shortages in almost every lake, river, or reservoir in northern Nevada.

I.) Water and Drought in California: Facts and data show that the weather we are experiencing here in California is that there is a difference between La Niña that brings the ocean temperature down and making them cooler and El Niño brings much warmer ocean temperatures. Currently california is experiencing a weakened La Niña. With a 55% chance of this weather continuing for the next 3 months. La Niña affect patterns of rainfall, atmospheric pressure, and global atmospheric circulation. Even though California is in a severe drought, with coordination, modernization, and compromise, California should be able to provide enough water for a growing population and growing economy.

1. Carrie Mac is an award winning author who wrote the Droughtlanders series. Carrie is a writer, storyteller and an artist. She’s written countless books, many that are award winning her very first book ‘The Beckoners’ won the Arthur Ellis YA Award, is a CLA Honour book, and is being adapted for film. Carrie is able to hold the interest of many teenagers with her griping novels.

In the 1930’s the cities Kansas, Oklahoma, Colorado, and fell into a severe drought. They drought had lasted almost a decade, and on top of that the states had big dust storms. All the states got dust storms so much we all started to call them to“Dust Bowls.” Unfortunately not everyone could get up and move, most farmers were forced to stay. Since the farmers had to stay they had to make the most of what they had. The had no water for the crops, farm animals, or themselves.

In the article, “Decade of drought”by Anne Capeci and “Drought reports” they both discuss the effects of droughts and use photo graphs to show evidence that droughts are everywhere to begin “decade of droughts” explains how people have no water.for example in Africa they had no fresh water. Without water livestocks will die and wild animals will die from hunger and dehydration additionally the article continues to explain about drought through pictures for example they use pictures to show about what was affected by the drought Capeci reports destructive wildfire are common during droughts in southwest some say that Johnson's article is better but most people would agree that her information to tell about the drought.

Trudging through the Droughtland was Eli and Seth’s first life-changing quest. For the first time, they lacked their parents’ guidance and had to pursue life to their own instinct, which helped them develop their personalities and character more than any teacher back in the Key could have ever prepared them for. To start, Eli was taught how to be empathetic. Naturally he is already very sympathetic, having felt sorrowful for a Droughtlander that died on a performance for the Keys due to a Keylander sabotage. However, his sympathy could only go so far, especially when he goes to a dinner table every evening with food already on the table and a bed made when it is time to go to sleep.

4. Inventory Resources and Identify Groups at Risk- It is crucial to take an inventory of natural, biological, and human resources. For obvious reasons water is the most valuable natural resource in this situation; its location, accessibility, and quality. The biological resources refer to the quality and quantity of grasslands or rangelands, forests, wildlife, and so forth. Human resources are the labor needed to develop water resources and haul water, process citizen complaints, provide technical assistance, and direct citizens to available services. It is important to define the exposure of various parts of the region to drought hazard to determine which groups are at risk (Wilhite, Hayes, & Knutson, 2005).

Sometimes a crisis can lead to an opportunity for innovation and new inventions. When California was in the middle of a serious drought, a variety of companies banded together to find a solution; their result was the invention Drop-A-Brick 2.0 and the project Shock the Drought. Participants included Jake Kirsch of Shock Top Brewing Co.(a beer company that has a large demographic in California), Anheuser-Busch, Indiegogo (a crowdfunding company), Save Our Water (California's official water conservation program), and Save the Drop (LA's official water conservation program). The crisis of the drought managed to bring a diverse group of companies together in order to solve the growing problem. Drop-A-Brick 2.0 is basically a rubber brick that can be put into toilet tanks to conserve water when flushing.

Annotated Bibliography Acuna-Soto, R. (2002). Megadrought and Megadeath in 16th Century Mexico. Emerging Infectious Diseases, 8(4), 360-362. doi:10.3201/eid0804.010175

For millions of years the Colorado River flooded the West with rich sediments, carving out the Grand Canyon, and shaping the Rocky Mountains. Today, agricultural, energy, and population demands have dwindled the once robust flow of water and its tributaries into streams that run dry, lakes that recede, and a Colorado River that hasn’t flowed into the Sea of Cortez, Mexico, since 1998.

In recent years, California’s water shortage has been an issue and in 2014 an alarming driest historical year has impacted the state in different ways. Because of the lack of rainfall and snow, California’s reservoirs are running insignificant water basins below their capacity. While water shortages are experienced slowly and throughout a length of time, the harshest impacts are noticeable in areas that produce California’s food where wells are used as resource for water in agriculture, and residential areas. Though, most agree the drought is an issue some do not agree. To understand the circumstances, this paper will look at the drought’s impacts on California’s economy for agricultural, famers, and consumers. Also, this written work will examine the environmental consequences of surface water obtainability, and the areas that have encounter the most devastating affects. For most, this paper will examine the allocations of the governor’s drought declaration, and the strategies used by residents to conserver water.

There was once a balanced and euphoric land made up of individual farms. All farms where hardy, and never lost hope or experienced pain. This was a quite solid system, with all the farms cooperating to help a struggling partner. Until the Great Drought, that is, This drought caused all crops to be smothered, and the farms and animals on them were devastated. This harsh weather caused all animals to be uptight, and worried if they could last in the terrible conditions. Well, this drought lasted for an extensive length of time, causing an unknown amount of aggression between farms and their animals.

In source one, “The Drought”, it talks about what happened during the drought and how it affected everyone. For example, paragraph one it says, “The drought hit first in the eastern part of the country in 1930”. In source two, “Letter from Mrs. Caroline A. Henderson, wife of an Oklahoma farmer”, it talks about how Mrs. Caroline explains to her friend Evelyn about what’s going on in Oklahoma. For example, paragraph two it says, “The prospects for what a crop in 1936 still remain extremely doubtful”.

Drought, like a destructing earthquake or flood, is a natural disaster. Drought is an insidious hazard to nature. It results from a deficiency of precipitation over a long period of time over an area. Precipitation is any kind of moisture like rain, snow, and sleet. One can determine how malicious a drought can be by the amount of precipitation, and how long it is (Gleick, 2006).

Natural phenomenon along with being very beautiful and useful for humankind, sometimes become very disastrous and demolishing for them. They show a negative side of nature and indicate some very demolishing aspects of nature, which the humans cannot ignore because of possessing less power. These incidents remind people that they do not have the control over everything and they are very small in front of such natural calamities. However, with strategic and wise planning one can reduce the severity of its effects but cannot save from them completely. Therefore, the areas that often face droughts should remain alert and stimulate their weather experts to continuously analyze weather conditions and give instructions of