The California Drought

By:

Perdew, Laura [Author]

Material type: Text

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

9781680786118

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Electronic Books.

LOC classification:

QC929 .C355 2017

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Subject: Humanity's impact on the natural world can have disastrous effects. The California Droughtshines a light on California's lengthy and devastating dry period. With abundant charts and diagrams and large-format photos, this title explores the science behind climate change, groundwater, and human water use patterns, and considers actions people and governments can take to try to improve the situation. Features include a flow chart showing the disaster's causes and effects, a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standar.

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Includes bibliographies and index.

Cover; Title Page; Credits; Contents; Chapter One: Extreme Drought; Chapter Two: Drought in Context; Chapter Three: The Human Factor; Chapter Four: The Uban Sector; Chapter Five: The Agricultural Sector; Chapter Six: The Environment; Chapter Seven: Wildfires; Chapter Eight: Living with the New Normal; Chapter Nine: Into the Future; Cause and Effect; Essential Facts; Glossary; Additional Resources; Source Notes; Index; About the Author

Humanity's impact on the natural world can have disastrous effects. The California Droughtshines a light on California's lengthy and devastating dry period. With abundant charts and diagrams and large-format photos, this title explores the science behind climate change, groundwater, and human water use patterns, and considers actions people and governments can take to try to improve the situation. Features include a flow chart showing the disaster's causes and effects, a glossary, references, websites, source notes, and an index. Aligned to Common Core Standards and correlated to state standar.

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