Stages+of+Drought



I picked this topic because I think people would want to know. Did you know that California has been in a drought since 1989 .But people in Africa die EVERY day to be specific 200 people die a day because of the drought. I think people should save water so other people can have it to. A drought happens when it doesn’t rain for a long time .When we are in a drought it is important to save water.

Dust Bowl drought was a natural disaster that severely affected much of the United States during the 1930s. The drought came in three waves, 1934, 1936, and 1939-40, but some regions of the High Plains experienced drought conditions for as many as eight years. The "dust bowl" effect was caused by sustained drought conditions compounded by years of land management practices that left topsoil susceptible to the forces of the wind. · During the 1950s drought, the Great Plains and the southwestern U.S. withstood a five-year drought, and in three of these years, drought conditions stretched coast to coast. · The three-year drought of the late 1980s (1987-1989) covered 36% of the United States at its peak. The drought, beginning along the west coast and extending into the northwestern U.S., had its greatest impact in the northern Great Plains. By 1988, the drought intensified over the northern Great Plains and spread across much of the eastern half of the United States. · During the 1990's and early 2000's the southern and eastern parts of the country experienced multi-year droughts. Prior to that many saw drought as mostly a western phenomenon. But when the Washington DC area, New York, Florida, Georgia, Texas, and New England experienced severe droughts it became a national issue - not just a western one.

**Four Stages of Drought** · ** Phase 1 - Watch ** 5 to 10 percent shortage (voluntary reductions) Initiate public information campaign. Explain drought situation to the public and governmental bodies. Explain other stages and forecast future actions. Prepare and disseminate educational brochures, bill inserts, and so forth. · ** Phase 2 - Warning ** 10 to 20 percent shortage (voluntary or mandatory reductions) Mandate voluntary conservation actions listed in Phase 1. Continue rigorous public information campaign. Explain drought conditions. Disseminate technical information. Ask consumers for 10 to 20 percent mandatory or voluntary water-use reductions (depending on available supplies for future years). · ** Phase 3 - Emergency ** 20 to 35 percent shortage (mandatory reductions) Institute rationing programs through fixed allotments based on per capita or per household data. Outside allotment can be based on lot size, past usage, or other data. Require all homes to have low-flow showerheads and toilet displacement devices or ULF toilets before granting an increased allotment. Require pool covers for all municipal pools. · ** Phase 4 - Critical ** 35 to 50 percent shortage (mandatory reductions) All of emergency stage (Phase 3) steps intensified. Monitor production for compliance with necessary reductions weekly. Allocate water on a per capita or per household basis for residential customers and apartments. No additional water for outdoor or summer usage. No potable water used by landscape meters.There are lots of drought contingency plans in place across the country. Some of them use a staged approach as described here, others, however, are embracing the modern approach of drought preparedness - to put into place programs and projects to minimize and/or avoid drought impacts. This has been a major endeavor at a national level. DROUGHT I pick drought because 4,800 people died every day. I think we should save water because people are dieing. The drought happens when it doesn’t rain for a long time. We need to access water so other can it to. We don’t have access to clean water. Did you know California has had a drought since 1987? A drought is when it doesn’t rain for a long time. About the author My name is Nashom Ray Carter my favorite sport is football. I was born on May 12,2000 in San Diego. I played on a football team called Bulldog when I was 6 years old. Then I known I was a better football player.