Causes and Effects of Drought

Causes and Effects of Drought

During dry and hot weather periods, it is common to find dry and cracked earth without even a single shed of water or wet areas. Lakes, rivers, and streams may as well run dry. Well, these are the typical earth conditions that define drought in layman terms. Drought can simply be defined as extended periods…

Various Causes of Soil Pollution

Various Causes of Soil Pollution

Soil pollution takes many forms and is equally a serious matter in the contemporary society. Soil pollution takes place when the soil is contaminated by chemical pollutants or degraded. It happens when human activities directly or indirectly introduce destructive chemicals, substances, or objects into the soil in a way that causes damage to the immediate…