Drought 2012

The summer of 2012 was a very hot summer. It was a summer of droughts in some areas and serve weather in others. When we didn't have a winter in 2011 that is what really caused this drought. 

Drought available at
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The growing of crops was extremely poor and has been since 1995. Many of the farmer’s crops had died and they lost a lot of money because they couldn't sell their crops to people. Many states in the United States have had floods, hurricanes, and tornadoes where they lost everything.

Greg  Botellho shares some of the things that would happen during a drought. He says  "The combination of dry conditions and extreme heat,  including hundreds of record-breaking temperatures this summer, It  has been unbearable for many. The drought's impact has been seen in ways big and small, from leaves falling early and lawns turning brown to farmers giving up and lakes drying up, exposing hundreds of dead fish."

Droughts can cause damage to the economy because they make the food prices and other prices go up. Many people have died from dust pneumonia and other really bad illnesses. Farmer’s incomes have dropped a lot because their crops wouldn't grow. Many of the ranchers had to sell their cattle because it was costing them more to feed them then to have them. 



http://www.cnn.com/2012/09/15/us/drought-perspective/index.html