01625cam a22002778b 4500003000500000005001700005008004100022010001700063020001800080040001900098082002300117245014100140250001900281263000900300264004500309300004700354336002600401337002800427338002700455490004600482504003200528505054100560520018801101521002301289650003501312322820230727154201.0171109s2018    ilu    j      001 0 eng    a  2017054252  a9780716699309  bengerdac322800a363.34929 DROU22300aDroughts /cedited by Paul A. Kobasa, William D. Adams, Nicholas Kilzer ; researched by Jacqueline Jasek ; illustrated by Stefan Chabluk  aThird edition.  a1801 1aChicago, IL :bWorld Book, Inc.,c[2018]  a55 pages :bcolour illustrations ;c27 cm.  atextbtxt2rdacontent  aunmediatedbn2rdamedia  avolumebnc2rdacarrier0 aWorld Book's library of natural disasters  aIncludes index and glossary0 aWhat is a drought? -- The impacts of drought -- In town and country -- Droughts of the past -- Heat waves -- Europe 1975-1976 -- Wind and dust -- Dust bowl -- Measuring drought -- Seasons and cycles -- On the great plains -- Wildfires -- Deforestation -- Along the Amazon -- Desertification -- In the Sahel -- Famine -- Indian drought and famine of 1899-1900 -- Crisis in Africa -- Australia's epic drought -- Living with drought -- Central U.S. drought of 2012-2013 -- California drought of 2011-2017 -- Brazilian drought of 2014-2016.  a"A discussion of droughts, describing their characteristics, patterns of occurrence, and impacts. Features descriptions of significant droughts from history"--cProvided by publisher.1 aJuvenile Age 5-11. 0aDroughtsvJuvenile literature.