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Gymnosperms, Classification and Economic
Gymnosperms, Classification and Economic
Muhammad Zubair
Roll No: MBOTM-o46
Ecology
1st Semester
Topic Name
Causes and Effects of Drought
Causes and effects of Drought
Causes of Drought
Land and water temperatures cause drought
Deforestation and soil degradation
Less Rainfall cause Drought
Excess water demands cause Drought
Global warming
Land and water temperatures cause drought
As overall temperatures increase more water evaporates and severe weather
conditions increase.
Landscapes and crops need more water to survive and overall the demand for
water increases.
You might be using more water or less water depending on weather
conditions.
Excess water demands
Drought can also result because of an imbalance in the supply and demand
of water.
water is required to sustain the human race as well as the agricultural
practices.
Surface temperatures rise, more water is needed and less is available
which contributes to a more severe drought
Deforestation of trees
Trees and plants are important as they release moisture to the atmosphere,
resulting in clouds forming and rainfall falling, returning the moisture to the
ground.
Unfortunately, the human race is the best at destroying these natural
resources. As a result, soil dries out faster, inducing agricultural droughts
Less Rainfall causes of Drought
When rainfall is less than normal for a period of weeks to years,
stream flows decline, water levels in lakes and reservoirs fall, and the
depth to water in wells increases which is cause of drought.
Global warming
A Global warming is mostly associated with human activity such as releasing
greenhouse gases which cause a trapping effect, causing global
temperatures to rise
With increased temperatures, water from rivers, streams, lakes and other
bodies of water will continue to evaporate
Effects of Drought
Lack of drinking water for livestock and wild life
Migration of People
Lower water level in reservoirs, lacks and pounds
Reduce soil quality increase quantity of dust
Death of vegetation and trees
Effects of drought on crops production
Reduce photosynthesis rate
Due to this metabolic reaction decrease
Due to drought nutrition rate decrease
Due drought growth rate decrease
Reproduction and yield also decrease
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