Spilsbury, Louise.

Dreadful droughts / Louise and Richard Spilsbury. - Chicago : Heinemann Library, c2003. - 32 p. : col. ill. ; 24 cm. - Heinemann infosearch . - Awesome forces of nature . - Spilsbury, Louise. Awesome forces of nature. .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 31) and index.

What is a drought? -- What causes droughts? -- Where do droughts happen? -- What happens in a drought? -- Case study: Eastern Australia, 1994 -- Who helps when droughts happen? -- Case study: United States, 2002 -- Can droughts be predicted? -- Can people prepare for droughts? -- Case study: Ethiopia, 1997 to 2002 -- Can droughts be prevented? -- Severe droughts of the twentieth century.

ISBN: 1403437238 (lib. bdg.) 1403442312 (pbk.)

LCCN: 2003001108

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Droughts--Environmental aspects.
Droughts.

LC Class. No.: QC929.25 / .S65 2003

Dewey Class. No.: 363.34/929