{"id":8041,"date":"2021-02-20T01:09:11","date_gmt":"2021-02-20T01:09:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/?page_id=8041"},"modified":"2021-02-20T01:36:24","modified_gmt":"2021-02-20T01:36:24","slug":"effects-of-droughts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/eschooltoday.com\/learn\/effects-of-droughts\/","title":{"rendered":"Effects of droughts"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"8041\" class=\"elementor elementor-8041\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-eff80f5 elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"eff80f5\" 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-abf508f\" data-id=\"abf508f\" 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-39e4a0f elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"39e4a0f\" 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-503fe38\" data-id=\"503fe38\" 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-af62ed8 elementor-align-start elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"af62ed8\" 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-2e8657a elementor-widget elementor-widget-jet-nav-menu\" data-id=\"2e8657a\" 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-613b39c elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"613b39c\" 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 class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\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-0102229 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"0102229\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     data-ad-client=\"ca-pub-4993435605385515\"\n     data-ad-slot=\"6804764118\"\n     data-ad-format=\"auto\"\n     data-full-width-responsive=\"true\"><\/ins>\n<script>\n     (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({});\n<\/script>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-fcf6573\" data-id=\"fcf6573\" 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-a58b4eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"a58b4eb\" 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\">Effects 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-3a6d22c elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a6d22c\" 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\">Water is involved in every part of human life and also for plants and animals.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">There are so many ways that water affects us both\u00a0<b>directly<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0<b>indirectly<\/b>. Let us consider this scenario:<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Assuming that the rains do not come in a particular year. What happens? Crops yield will be very low and farms will have to close production. Local produce traders will have nothing to sell. That will be a\u00a0<b>DIRECT<\/b>\u00a0impact on farmers and sellers.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">But that is not all.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Because farmers closed production, they will not buy farming materials such as seeds, fertilizers, tractors, and so on. That means many more businesses that produce these materials and equipment will also be affected. They will also lose sales and have to lay people off. When people are laid off, they cannot buy things and cannot take care of their families. That is an indirect effect, and it can be even more devastating, complex, and long-term.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">That is just one way of looking at it. Here are some more:<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Imagine that you turn the tap on and no water flows, and the water authority officials tell you that water will not flow for weeks or months because there is a drought.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Imagine that the lights are off because the Hydroelectric dam that produces power is closed because of low water levels.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">Imagine that people cannot go to school and work because there is an outbreak of diseases as a result of a lack of water for sanitation purposes.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">What if there are many wildfires because of extreme dryness caused by lack of rains and high temperatures.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">So you see, there is a myriad of problems that droughts can bring. All the problems can be grouped into three main impact areas.<\/p><p class=\"p1\">So, let us see the three major areas in which droughts impact us.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-33 elementor-inner-column elementor-element elementor-element-eabd7b9\" data-id=\"eabd7b9\" 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-4f8d437 elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"4f8d437\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<script async src=\"https:\/\/pagead2.googlesyndication.com\/pagead\/js\/adsbygoogle.js\"><\/script>\n<!-- Tall-Responsive -->\n<ins class=\"adsbygoogle\"\n     style=\"display:block\"\n     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Types of droughts? What causes droughts? Effects of droughts Economic impact Environmental impact Social impact Managing droughts Effects of droughts Water is involved in every part of human life and also for plants and animals. There are so many ways that water affects us both\u00a0directly\u00a0and\u00a0indirectly. 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