Drought
SUMMER
HEATS UP EUROPE
It has been a long, dry summer in parts of Europe. From southern
Finland to the Balkans and to the western region of Italy,
hot weather and less than 120 mm of rainfall have caused severe
water shortages.
Look
at the regions listed below and guess which areas suffer from
drought conditions:
1) some southwestern parts of the United States
2) Northwestern Africa
3) Southwestern Australia
4) Northeastern China
Answer: They are all areas where there are currently drought
conditions.