Title: Facts About Drought
Headings: Facts About Drought
Facts About Drought
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Content: Meteorological - is the monitoring of atmospheric conditions for precipitation levels that lead to dry spells, the length a dry period and the overall amount of dryness. Agricultural - rainfall shortages reduce soil moisture resulting in crop stress, which effects food production and farming. Socioeconomic - when demand exceeds supply. Water shortages create a strain on products that are dependent on the water supply for production such as hydroelectric power, fisheries, food grains, etc. What Causes Water Shortages? According to Elizabeth Kitchen droughts can be caused by a number of things. The most important drought cause is related to how much water vapor is in the atmosphere because water vapor in the atmosphere is what causes precipitation. When there are moist, low pressure systems, precipitation, such as rain, hail, sleet, and snow can occur. If the presence of dry, high pressure is above average, there will be less moisture available to create precipitation. This then results in a water deficit in areas they move over.