Drought: Lab Overviews part of EarthLabs:Drought
1. Where's the Water? In this opening lab, you will explore graphics and analyze data about the distribution and availability of the world's fresh water. You will develop a sense of where the ...

Is Your Region Ready for a Drought? part of EarthLabs:Drought
Part A. Drought Impacts In addition to being essential for drinking and cooking, water is also critical for producing food, manufacturing products, and keeping the environment healthy. Because having access to ...

Normal Climate Patterns part of EarthLabs:Drought
Part A: Planning for a Visitor Your longtime pen pal from Australia has just written to you. He's planning to visit you next May and he wants to know what to bring for clothing and shoes. Will he need a rain ...

What's a Watershed? part of EarthLabs:Drought
Introduction The word "watershed" sounds as if it might describe a small building where water is stored. After all, a toolshed is a small building where tools are stored, isn't it? Though the name ...

Drought Mitigation Trade-offs part of EarthLabs:Drought
Part A. Reducing the Impact of Drought Grand Coulee Dam and reservoir in central Washington. The word mitigate means making something less painful, severe, or serious. Thus, drought mitigation strategies are ...

Drying of the American West part of EarthLabs:Drought
Part A: Reservoirs on the Colorado River Source: Glen Canyon Dam Adaptive Management Program The Colorado River drains a huge area of the arid southwestern United States. While the source of much of its water is ...

Drying of the American West part of EarthLabs:Drought
Part C: Can the River Continue to Meet Demand for Water? Go to the Bureau of Reclamation's Colorado River Water Use webpage. This table is a record of the amount of water used by states and Mexico by year ...

Normal Climate Patterns part of EarthLabs:Drought
Introduction Can you predict what the weather will be like in your area six months from today? While you may not be able to give a detailed description of the day's temperature or the exact likelihood of rain ...

Where's the Water? part of EarthLabs:Drought
Introduction It's easy to take water for granted. In most parts of the United States, every time you want to take shower, water a lawn, or fill a swimming pool, clean, fresh water runs out of the tap. In ...

Normal Climate Patterns part of EarthLabs:Drought
Part B. Graphs that Describe Climate Climographs show monthly average temperatures and precipitation totals on a single graph. Rather than showing measured data for specific time periods—like the graphs you ...