Drought or No Drought? That is the Question

Colorado State is known for its vibrant mountain ranges, ideally located west, as it is a state of water with many mountains supplying rivers. Although the amount of water supplied from the Colorado River is sufficient each year, "The seasonality of rivers is inconsistent with the needs of Colorado citizens for home, agriculture, and industrial. In the winter of February and February During the time, only 3% of annual traffic was displayed "(Waterinfo.org).

One of the biggest and most common effects of global climate change is drought. As the climate becomes warmer and the precipitation does not change, the possibility of drought will be greater. These droughts do not occur anywhere, but where it is, there is a possibility that it will be much more serious than before. ForestGEO has helped to discover that it is a bigger and older tree - those with the highest carbon content often suffer more when their local ecosystem is depleted. That's because it is more difficult to raise the water to a higher altitude. Crowns of big trees will also be higher and higher, so they will be affected by the high temperature of the sun, high wind speed and low humidity. Small trees are protected by surrounding trees

The researchers gathered the characteristic data of the trees. For example, they consider the following questions in order to understand how the tree successfully performs photosynthesis and copes with drought. What is the size and thickness of leaves? What is the leaf nutrient and nitrogen content? How much dryness did they start to dry? What is the moisture capacity of wood? Researchers are aware of which trees have died, their growth rate, and the richness of each species. They will also estimate their weight based on the size of the wood - about half of the dry weight of the wood represents the amount of carbon it has.

Droughts can have many devastating effects on communities and the surrounding environment. The extent of the damage depends on the strength of the drought and the period during which the area is considered under drought conditions. Drought will have a greater impact on the poorer communities than the more affluent communities and opportunities to introduce resources from other areas will increase. However, drought is extremely harsh for any type of community. The effect of drought on the community is the impact on water supply. Local governments or state governments will implement water restrictions if the drought situation remains unresolved or there is insufficient rainfall to mitigate the drought situation. This is important. The community needs to quantify the water consumption so that the water in the reservoirs and streams is not too low to meet the needs of utilities, other water users and local ecosystems.