Droughts and crop failure, Kaitlyn Duling
Type
Label
Droughts and crop failure, Kaitlyn Duling
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Droughts and crop failure
Nature of contents
bibliography
Oclc number
1022977344
Responsibility statement
Kaitlyn Duling
Series statement
21st-century engineering solutions for climate change
Summary
"In the twenty-first century, droughts have become more common and more prolonged in many areas around the world. Among other effects, droughts have a significant impact on the crops that feed us. This book explores the topics of drought and crop failure throughout history and in modern times. Through detailed photographs, sidebars, and Did You Know boxes, it presents a vivid overview of droughts and crop failure around the world, examines the causes of such events, and studies key people and organizations creating new technologies that battle droughts and crop failure. Finally, this book delves into the technologies themselves, exploring their usefulness today and considering how they might be improved upon in the future." -- Amazon.com
Target audience
juvenile