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Where the Rain Falls: Can Understanding Rain Enable Change?

Person in the desert
Type: 
Website
Audience: 
Outreach, Informal, Formal, General
Standards: 
ESS3.C, ESS3.D
Keywords: 
climate change, agriculture
Summary: 
This website describes a study that is being conducted to understand the complexities of rainfall patterns and their effects on food security and human mobility.
Web URL: 

http://wheretherainfalls.org/

This website describes a study that is being conducted to understand the complexities of rainfall patterns and their effects on food security and human mobility.Educators could use the information about the eight different countries that are under investigation as a springboard for teaching their students about the variation of precipitation around the world and its impact on society.

A Study on Rainfall, Hunger and Human Mobility

"Through our research of hundreds of families across eight different countries, we aspire to better understand the complexities of rainfall patterns and their effects on food security and human mobility. Our goal: to communicate knowledge, lower risk and advise on food security and migration options to improve the lives of vulnerable people and communities in developing countries around the world."