Drought in Wales - 1976 and 1983

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Lessons for the future from past droughts.

The effects of drought in Wales - looking at the effects on reservoirs and water resources planning caused by past droughts as examples of what might happen more often in Wales as global warming leads more frequent extreme weather events.
From: Week In Week Out Wilder Wales
First Broadcast : 23 May 2006

Teachers' notes

Age Group : 11-14,14-16

Subject : Geography

Topic : Climate change, Environmental change

Keywords : Drought, Global warming,

Notes : Use clip to show the consequences of global warming on our everyday lives by looking at the everyday effects of drought. Compare with droughts in other parts of the world.


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