Teacher Toolkit

Lesson 1: Extra Resources

• The effects of droughts on reservoirs: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41893-018-0159-0 

• Example of reservoirs drying up: https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/07/09/western-reservoirs-drought-california-nevada/

• Global Drought Monitor: https://spei.csic.es/map/maps.html#months=1#month=7#year=2022 

Lesson 2: Extra Resources

• The dangers of wildfires: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NDSgZ8_MpS0 

• The true story of wildfire survivors: https://www.rei.com/blog/podcasts/wildfire-episode-one-trapped-by-fire 

• The correlation between droughts and wildfires: https://public.wmo.int/en/media/news/drought-and-heat-exacerbate-wildfires 

Lesson 3: Extra Resources

• How to live while using less water: https://ed.ted.com/best_of_web/sWZBwiEj 

• Strategies for combating drought: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JV3xDxWMBFk 

• The future of drought preventing innovations: https://ripe.illinois.edu/news/8-innovative-drought-solutions-we-can-count-0n