The year 2014 has been a rough one so far for California’s climate.
The state is in the midst of a long-term drought, which has depleted water supplies and caused the area’s annual spate of wildfires to start earlier in the year.
It also means that parts of the earth that are necessary for growing crops have turned dry and friable (see definition and hear pronunciation below) because of scarce irrigation.
About 800,000 acres of farmland will go uncultivated in the state this year due to lack of water.
But California is not alone–half the area of the continental US is currently experiencing drought.
Cool word vocabulary question of the day: What do you think can be done to prevent future droughts from turning key areas of farmland friable and parched?
Friable: Easily crumbled; brittle.
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