Drought Over the past century, the United States has experienced many extreme droughts, all ranging in severity. A drought is defined as the deficiency of precipitation over a period of time which leads to a shortage of water, impacting the community, agriculture, economy, and much more. The intensity of a drought varies depending on the region and its average amount of rainfall. For example, if a region that typically receives rain every day were to go a month without it, they would struggle much
disappearance, but according to Olivia Leigh, author of “The mystery of the Anasazi", says that they fall into three basic categories “The drought theory, The conflict Notion, and the Alien connection.” The theory that an entire civilization was wiped out or forced to leave because of a severe drought is a possible connection. During 1100 A.D. there where many severe droughts that might cause the people to migrate to a new region, but without even taking there tools or even food? For no trace of them to be
society on the islands of the Aegean. They were considered a large contributor to the overall success of Bronze Age Greece. However, they were never as significantly important as the Minoan society... ... middle of paper ... .... The idea of droughts would not necessary led to the end of Greece, but this could have led to the increasing tensions between rival groups, possibly leading to war and the end of many lives. In the early time of men a natural disaster would have been a very devastating
which ... ... middle of paper ... ...tannica Article. 12. MECOVI, Encuesta Continua de Hogares: Condiciones de Vida, 1999 13. Texas Transportation Institute (2007), Urban Mobility Report, Pg 8 14. UNICEF (Press Release) (2011), Impact of the drought in the Horn of Africa 15. UN-Habitat (2008). State of the World's Cities 2010/2011: Bridging the Urban Divide, London: Earthscan Publications Ltd. 16. United Nations, Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division (2012). World Urbanization