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Types of Drought in India
India drought 1987, 1979, 1972. Drought 2001-2002 Drought and flood affected regions This year, 19 per cent of India's land area experienced 'moderate drought' ; 10 per cent suffered 'severe drought ... cent of India was under drought Meterological sub-division Rainfall (per cent below normal) SEVERE DROUGHT West Rajasthan East Rajasthan -71 -60 MODERATE DROUGHT Haryana Chandigarh Delhi Punjab Coastal ...
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Climate Change Blog: October 2006 Monthly Archives
To address their current climate caused drought emergency, Australia simply must ratify the Kyoto Protocol immediately ... desert. "The study... models how a measure of drought known as the Palmer Drought Severity Index [search] (PDSI) is likely to ... moderate drought, currently at 25 per cent of the Earth's surface, rising to 50 per cent by 2100, the figure for severe drought ...
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NOAA's Palmer Drought Severity Index
Drought Severity Index Drought Home THE PALMER DROUGHT SEVERITY INDEX The Palmer Index was developed by Wayne Palmer in ... normal, and drought is shown in terms of minus numbers; for example, minus 2 is moderate drought, minus 3 is severe drought, and minus 4 is extreme drought. At ... by plus figures; i.e., 0 is normal, plus 2 is moderate rainfall, etc. At present, north central Iowa is at a plus 5 ...
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Water Shortages
National Drought Mitigation Center. In parts of western Nebraska, the January-May period ... dryland summer crops. As a result, abnormal dryness and moderate drought continued to expand across the southern High Plains, the National Drought Mitigation Center said. (source: Environmental News Service) Back to ...
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News Releases
Join In Rescue Of Missing Scout 3/21 Officials Stress Water Conservation at Annual Drought Meeting 3/20 Moderate Drought and Abnormally Dry Conditions Spread Through Most of North Carolina 3/17 Wildfires ... August 2006 Moderate Drought and Abnormally Dry Conditions Spread in North Carolina 8/24 July 2006 Gov. Easley Warns Citizens To Be Aware Of Excessive Heat 7/17 Recent Rains Ease Drought Conditions ...
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ABIOTIC STRESS 2000
The thematic network wishes to moderate the discussion of the various experts on the various subjects from the global change ... Network will deal with all aspects of Abiotic Stress, including Heat stress, Cold stress, Drought stress, Pollutant stress, Radiation stress. ABIOTIC STRESS 2000 is coordinated by the Division of ...
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ECHO: Networking Global Hunger Solutions
The rainy season normally lasts only 5-7 months. Annual rainfall is moderate, and little or no rain falls during the long dry season. In monsoon regions near ... okra. Sweet potato, corn and possibly rice are wet season alternatives. Sorghum, a grain more drought tolerant than corn, is preferred over corn in drier regions. Possible fruit crops include mango ...
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Education Info
In general, however, small to moderate amounts of usable quality water can be found within shallow sands (less than ... determine the amount of deficiency needed to constitute a drought. Thus, there is no universally accepted quantitative definition of drought; generally, each investigator establishes his own definition. Evapotranspiration ...
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The Regional Impacts of Climate Change
Upland red earths are an immature group that occasionally are intensively farmed. In regions of moderate rainfall, the most fertile soils are located in the high veld of southern Africa and ... evaporation, deposits dissolved minerals in a crust at the surface. In Mediterranean regions, the summer drought, the absence of frost, and the small degree of chemical weathering has led to poorly ...
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Weather Machine
In Canada, this will probably include the southern parts of Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba and Ontario becoming more prone to drought and ...
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