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Environment & Energy

GliderGuider

(21,088 posts) Mon Aug 17, 2015, 07:05 AM Aug 2015

World Drought Map

More real-time world maps here:
http://www.eldoradocountyweather.com/climate/world-maps/world-drought-risk.html

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World Drought Map (Original Post) GliderGuider Aug 2015 OP

Poor Africa always is in some drought condition yeoman6987 Aug 2015 #1

Those deserts spread out from where agriculture began. There's a message in that, I think. nt GliderGuider Aug 2015 #2

yeoman6987

(14,449 posts)

1. Poor Africa always is in some drought condition

Reply to GliderGuider (Original post)

Mon Aug 17, 2015, 08:38 AM

Aug 2015

I remember the 80's when we all donated to Ethiopia because they were in severe drought conditions. The map pretty much shows where the deserts are in the world.

GliderGuider

(21,088 posts)

2. Those deserts spread out from where agriculture began. There's a message in that, I think. nt

Reply to yeoman6987 (Reply #1)

Mon Aug 17, 2015, 08:42 AM

Aug 2015

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