02342nam 2200505 450 991014872040332120150804083114.01-62257-561-X(CKB)3710000000922337(MiAaPQ)EBC4743872(EXLCZ)99371000000092233720140124h20132013 uy| 0engurcnu||||||||rdacontentrdamediardacarrierDrought in the United States causes, considerations and policy recommendations /Julie Simonetti and Matt Suricka, editorsNew York :Nova Science Publishers, Incorporated,[2013]©20131 online resource (125 pages) illustrations, mapsEnvironmental science, engineering and technologyImprint: Novinka.Includes index.1-62257-560-1 Drought in the United States: causes and issues for Congress / Peter Fogler, Betsy A. Cody and Nicole T. Carter -- Preparing for drought in the 21st century / National Drought Policy Commission.Drought is a natural hazard with potentially significant societal, economic, and environmental consequences. Public policy issues related to drought range from how to identify and measure drought to how best to prepare for, respond to, and mitigate drought impacts, and who should bear such costs. This book provides information relevant to drought policy discussions by describing the physical causes of drought, drought history in the United States, examples of regional drought conditions, and policy challenges related to drought.--Source other than Library of Congress.Environmental science, engineering and technology series.DroughtsUnited StatesDroughtsUnited StatesHistoryDroughtsGovernment policyUnited StatesUnited StatesfastHistory.fastDroughtsDroughtsHistory.DroughtsGovernment policySimonetti JulieSuricka MattMiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910148720403321Drought in the United States2885327UNINA