Heat Hazard: Droughts
- ISBN-10
- 1410910989
- ISBN-13
- 9781410910981
- Category
- Droughts
- Pages
- 52
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004-12-27
- Publisher
- Heinemann-Raintree Library
- Author
- Claire Watts
Description
This book explains what happens when an area suffers from drought and discusses why droughts occur and what people can do to survive them.
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