5 Drought Monitoring Resources - Blue Living Ideas

5 Drought Monitoring Resources

Posted on Jun 21, 2009 by Jennifer Lance.

Drought is a problem facing many parts of the world.  It is a normal climate event that occurs from time to time; however, the cause is often not “natural”.  Drought is often confused with aridity.  Aridity is a permanent climate change, whereas drought is recoverable.  According to the National Drought Mitigation Center, drought is defined as:

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Army Corps of Engineers Plans to Cut Down All Trees Near Levees

Posted on Jun 15, 2009 by Jennifer Lance.

The Army Corps of Engineers has decided all trees must be removed that are 15 feet from a levee.  The corps is worried tree roots could weaken levees meant to protect low elevation communities.  Of course, the corps’ record is marred with mistakes when it comes to safeguarding communities from catastrophic floods, like New Orleans.
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