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Adapting to Drought Conditions
08:19 - 12:06 (03:46)
In places like Melbourne, they have learned to adapt to drought conditions by figuring out how to live and thrive under those circumstances. Meanwhile, poorer countries get priced out of the market when food prices go up due to drought, resulting in food riots and starvation.
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Droughts have a significant impact on the corn production in America which affects the world market.
08:19 - 09:12 (00:53)
Summary
Droughts have a significant impact on the corn production in America which affects the world market. The globalized marketplace has a chain reaction on agricultural produce and when food prices go up, it leads to food riots, starvation and other related issues in some of the poorer countries.
ChapterAdapting to Drought Conditions
EpisodeSelects: How Droughts Work
PodcastStuff You Should Know
This podcast snippet discusses instances where leaders in areas experiencing drought have resorted to praying for rain, including examples from Texas, California, and Australia.
09:12 - 10:38 (01:26)
Summary
This podcast snippet discusses instances where leaders in areas experiencing drought have resorted to praying for rain, including examples from Texas, California, and Australia.
ChapterAdapting to Drought Conditions
EpisodeSelects: How Droughts Work
PodcastStuff You Should Know
The podcast host shares a couple of humorous anecdotes including praying for rain in church and a tense standoff between Georgia and Tennessee over guns.
10:38 - 11:04 (00:25)
Summary
The podcast host shares a couple of humorous anecdotes including praying for rain in church and a tense standoff between Georgia and Tennessee over guns.
ChapterAdapting to Drought Conditions
EpisodeSelects: How Droughts Work
PodcastStuff You Should Know
Drought occurs when there is a lack of rainfall that sustains an ecosystem.
11:04 - 12:06 (01:01)
Summary
Drought occurs when there is a lack of rainfall that sustains an ecosystem. Water is lost through evaporation and transpiration, which causes a depletion of water faster than it can be replenished, leading to a drought.