Stop the Droughts!

Our state is currently in the middle of the third worst drought in

history. Our land is drying up. Plants and animals are dying. People must

change their behavior so that we can end this crisis soon.

Droughts happen when the earth is very dry. Because we depend on

the water cycle to keep the earth wet, it’s a problem when there’s

not enough rain. Things get worse when high temperatures dry out

the land fast. Plants can’t grow, and animals don’t have enough to

drink. Without them people have no food.

People can help lessen the effects of droughts by conserving water. WE

must always try to save water. Doing this before a problem arrives can

help an area when it is hit by a drought. Here are a few things we can

do to save water.

*Take short showers.

*Water lawns less often.

* Don’t let faucets drip or run.

It’s essential to prepare for a drought. It’s even more important to help

keep droughts from coming in the first place. Earth is getting warmer.

Cars and smokestacks burn fossils fuels, such as coal and oil. These fuels

cause air pollution. The pollution traps heat in the atmosphere, affecting

global climate.

We should care about global warming because high temperatures help

cause drought. In the water cycle, the sun causes water to evaporate into

an invisible gas called water vapor. Cooler temperatures cause the vapor

to condense and form rain. In an unusually hot area, the clouds take the

water away. The water condenses and falls where the air is cooler. That

is why droughts are worse in hotter areas.

RULES for SAVING WATER

Water conservation is more important than ever in places with low

rainfall.

The

American

Southwest

has

been

suffering

from

major

droughts for years. May places have water restrictions that affect how

often people can water garden or fill their swimming pools.

Restrictions help save water for more important things, such as

drinking! Water conservation saves water for growing crops.