CHAPTER 1 What Is a Drought 4 CHAPTER 2 Where and When 12 CHAPTER 3 Deadly Droughts 16 ACTIVITIES TOOLS Try This 22 Glossary 23 Index 24 To Learn More 24
chapter one What Is a Drought Imagine you are in Australia The ground is cracked Plants are dead Dust blows in the air
Some people wear masks It keeps the dust out of their lungs There are tanks around houses to collect rainwater But there’s no water in them It’s a drought
