One other option is if you believe in God or another deity you can always pray, wish, send good vibes, etc., for rain and lots of rain this year to bless our crops and the lands that our farmers, ranchers, and wildlife use. If your city practices water-saving procedures do your best to follow them. Try not to over-water and flood your street gutters. When it comes to your lawn make sure you are watering your lawn and not the pavement. Take short showers instead of baths, turn off the water when brushing your teeth, and use low-flow toilets. Check to make sure you don't have leaky faucets. Be mindful of the water you are using on a daily basis. Drought is a part of our life here in the Texas Panhandle, but we can do our part in helping during a drought. Should we be worried? Of course, we should be a little worried.

More diseases, such as West Nile Virus carried by mosquitoes breeding in stagnant water.

Impacts on air quality, sanitation and hygiene, and food and nutrition.

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Original Title ISBN '9781932300604' published on 'July 23rd 2006' in Edition Language: 'English'. Shortages of drinking water and poor quality drinking water Download Book 'Tropical Storm (Dar and Kerry, 1)' by Author 'Melissa Good' in PDF EPUB.Drought also causes extreme wildfires, and wildfires can be devastating to farmland, livestock, and communities.ĭrought is a domino effect, that just doesn't affect those directly associated, it affects every single person in the United States.Īccording to the CDC, drought can even affect your health Plus, the lack of crops also means the lack of food and water for livestock, the same livestock that is raised to provide food.ĭrought affects wildlife in the areas, when wildlife do not have access to water, they start moving into developed areas looking for water and food.

The more water we pull from our aquifers and lakes, due to lack of rain, means we have less water to sustain the area in the future. No rain means, higher costs for the farmers, which means higher costs for the consumers. When we don't have rain, the farmers have to water their crops, this water comes from wells drilled on the land that pull from the aquifers. When the area is in drought it affects everyone. Those counties that have exceptional drought areas:

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