{"id":8039,"date":"2021-02-20T01:13:07","date_gmt":"2021-02-20T01:13:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=8039"},"modified":"2021-02-20T01:39:08","modified_gmt":"2021-02-20T01:39:08","slug":"environmental-impact","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/environmental-impact\/","title":{"rendered":"Environmental impact"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8039\" class=\"elementor elementor-8039\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-bfd7000 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"bfd7000\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-acccb00\" data-id=\"acccb00\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-inner-section elementor-element elementor-element-8f3dfb3 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"8f3dfb3\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-1b77be7\" data-id=\"1b77be7\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-914f440 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"914f440\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Droughts<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f0b9e8f elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"f0b9e8f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"jet-nav-menu.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<nav class=\"jet-nav-wrap m-layout-mobile\"><div class=\"menu-drought-container\"><div class=\"jet-nav m-layout-mobile jet-nav--vertical jet-nav--vertical-sub-left-side\"><div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-7983 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-is-a-drought\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What is a drought?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8007 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/types-of-drought\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Types of droughts?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8008 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/what-causes-droughts\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">What causes droughts?<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8047 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/effects-of-droughts\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Effects of droughts<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8048 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/economic-impact\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Economic impact<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8049 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/environmental-impact\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Environmental impact<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8050 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/social-impact\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Social impact<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<div class=\"menu-item menu-item-type-post_type menu-item-object-page jet-nav__item-8051 jet-nav__item\"><a href=\"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/managing-droughts\/\" class=\"menu-item-link menu-item-link-depth-0 menu-item-link-top\"><span class=\"jet-nav-link-text\">Managing droughts<\/span><\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/nav>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-94d573e elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"94d573e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span 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elementor-element-035dfff\" data-id=\"035dfff\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f4248b3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f4248b3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Environmental impact of droughts<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6e407d3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6e407d3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"p1\">Plants, animals, climate, soils, rocks, and many others are all affected by drought conditions. Some biotic and abiotic factors recover when the droughts are over. Others never recover again. Here are a few examples:<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Soil moisture is key for the breakdown of organic matter. Droughts lower the quality of soils, because there is little organic activity, more wind erosion, and soil insects or organisms perish.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Water bodies (lakes, creeks, ponds, lagoon, and lakes) dry out, and water animals die. That is called habitat destruction. When aquatic animals (and other wildlife) die, entire food chains and ecosystems are also affected.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Desertification is when fertile lands (vegetation lands) become bare and infertile, often as a result of overgrazing, deforestation, and other economic activity. Droughts make this process even worse and eliminate any chances of the land recovering.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">The health and quality of Freshwater Biomes such as lakes and ponds, rivers and streams, wetlands are affected, and living organisms in there are also endangered.<\/p>\n<p class=\"p1\">Animals (wildlife) migrate long distances in search of water. They end up in new habitats, making them vulnerable and endangered, whiles others face new threats.<\/p>\n<h5><b>The Dust Bowl<\/b><\/h5>\n<p class=\"p1\">Have you heard of the<i>&nbsp;Dust Bowl<\/i>? Between 1933-1940, severe droughts in the great plains of the USA resulted in massive dust storms that left thick dust in the clouds for days. This dust cloud was nicknamed \u2018<b><i>black blizzards<\/i><\/b>\u2019. The extremely dry conditions exposed the top layers of the land to wind action. 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Types of droughts? What causes droughts? Effects of droughts Economic impact Environmental impact Social impact Managing droughts Environmental impact of droughts Plants, animals, climate, soils, rocks, and many others are all affected by drought conditions. Some biotic and abiotic factors recover when the droughts are over. Others never recover again. 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