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Measuring drought impact in more than dollars and cents
Description: The standard way to measure the impact of drought is by its economic effect. However, there are many experts who feel economic measures alone are inadequate to fully assess the impact of this complex phenomenon. They argue that there is an urgent need to come up with better methods for measuring the overall effects of drought. To provide such a comprehensive view, a pair of doctoral students have assembled a multi-disciplinary team of graduate students from around the country to conduct a multi-faceted study of how people are affected by and responding to drought conditions in the United States. [Source: Vanderbilt University]
URL: http://news.vanderbilt.edu/2016/04/measuring-drought-impact-in-more-than-dollars-and-cents/
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Source: Vanderbilt University
Publish Date: 4/13/2016
Reading Level: Basic
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