- Drought is a serious problem.
- It can cause many economic losses.
- Investing helps prevent these losses.
- Water management is very important.
- Climate change makes droughts worse.
- We need better plans for water use.
Difficult words
- drought — A long time without rain.droughts
- economic — Related to money and business.
- investing — Using money to make more money.
- management — The act of handling something.
- climate — The usual weather in a place.
- plans — Ideas for how to do something.
- important — Something that matters a lot.
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Discussion questions
- How do you feel about water use plans?
- Why is drought a problem for people?
- Have you seen effects of climate change?
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