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Question
Mention the effects of Droughts.
Solution
Droughts have cascading effects on various other aspects of environment and society.
i. Crop failure leading to scarcity of food grains (akal), fodder (trinkal), inadequate rainfall, resulting in shortage of water (jalkal), and often shortage in all the three (trikal) is most devastating.
ii. Large-scale death of cattle and other animals, migration of humans and livestock are the most common sight to be seen in the drought affected areas.
iii. Scarcity of water compels people to consume contaminated water resulting in spread of many waterborne diseases like gastroenteritis, cholera, hepatitis, etc.
Some More Questions From Natural Hazards and Disasters Chapter
What are natural hazards ?
Name four common natural hazards.
What is a Disaster?
How is a surge generated?
What is the intensity of an earthquake ?
What is the average speed of a cyclone and its normal duration ?
Write two human causes that have increased the incidence of flood in India.
Describe drought. Why is it a complex phenomenon?
Define landslide. State the consequences of it.
What is disaster management? How does Disaster Management Bill, 2005 define disaster?
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