Buzzwords
Drought = A prolonged period of abnormally low rainfall
Questions
- How will we know when the drought is over?
Elsewhere on the Web
drought.gov/drought
droughtmonitor.unl.edu
Recommended Listening
Red Marauder – A history of drought in Australia – Europeans have been living in Australia for over 200 years, and it has taken us that long to realise that drought isn’t an aberration, but rather a recurring part of life on this continent. So why did it take us so long to understand the Australian landscape and its weather patterns?
Twitter
@DroughtGov
Headlines
The megadrought parching 77 percent of the Western US, explained
Supercharged by climate change, ‘megadrought’ points to drier future in the West – AZ Central
http://www.abc.net.au/news/interactives/your-say-living-through-drought
http://news.nationalgeographic.com/2015/09/15914-Sierra-California-snowpack-mountains-drought-centuries
http://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2015/may/16/california-drought-shaming-takes-on-a-class-conscious-edge
Nevada Drought Summit
http://www.reviewjournal.com/news/water-environment/tweaks-nevada-water-law-pitched-drought-summit
http://nvleg.granicus.com/MediaPlayer.php?event_id=5220
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Planeta.com