Drought Glossary and Impacts

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Drought Glossary and Impacts

• This slide will tell you all the words you need
  to know and what they mean it will also give
  interesting facts. ?

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Glossary

• Aquifer an area that contains large amounts of
  water under the surface of the earth.
  
• Climate a weather pattern that last for several
  days.
  
• Drought less rainfall than is expected over an
  extended period of time.

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Glossary 1

• irrigation an agricultural practice that
  involves providing water to crops through pipes,
  ditches, or streams.
  
• water recycling reusing treated wastewater for
  purposes like agricultural and landscape
  irrigation. It's also referred to as water
  reclamation or water reuse.

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Glossary 2

• mitigation actions that we can take before, or
  at the beginning of, drought to help reduce the
  impacts of drought.
  
• xeriscaping a type of landscaping around homes
  and businesses that uses a limited amount of
  water.

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Glossary 3

• hydroelectricity electricity created by
  channeling water through turbines in power
  stations located below dams.
  
• groundwater water that is found underground in
  spaces in soil, sand, or rocks.

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Drought Impacts

• Farmers may lose money if a drought destroys
  their crops or stunts the crops' growth, causing
  lower yields and poor crop quality. If a farmer's
  water supply is too low, the farmer may have to
  spend more money on irrigation or to find new
  water sources, like wells.
• Ranchers may lose livestock, or they might have
  to spend more money on feed and water for their
  animals.
  
• People who work in the timber industry may be
  affected when trees, especially young trees, die
  or wildfires destroy stands of timber.
  
• Businesses that manufacture and sell recreational
  equipment, like boats and fishing equipment, may
  not be able to sell some of their goods because
  drought has dried up lakes and other water
  sources.
• Businesses that depend on agricultural
  production, like tractor manufacturers and
  companies that process food, may lose business
  when drought damages crops or livestock.

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Drought Impacts 2

• Power companies that normally rely on
  hydroelectric power (electricity that's created
  from the energy of running water) may have to
  spend more money on other fuel sources if drought
  dries up too much of the water supply. The power
  companies' customers would also have to pay more.
  
• Water companies may have to spend money on new or
  additional water supplies.
  
• Barges and ships may have difficulty navigating
  streams, rivers, and canals because of low water
  levels, which would also affect businesses that
  depend on water transportation for receiving or
  sending goods and materials.
• People may have to pay more for food.

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Credits

• Thanks to http//www.drought.unl.edu/kids/glossary
  .htm We got all our words in our glossary!! ?