How can reduced precipitation lead to limited water availability?

a. It may lead to overuse.

b. It makes water nonrenewable.

c. It contaminates current supplies.

d. It may lead to drought.

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Quinten Spencer

Biology

25 January, 22:27

How can reduced precipitation lead to limited water availability?

a. It may lead to overuse.

b. It makes water nonrenewable.

c. It contaminates current supplies.

d. It may lead to drought.

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Shane Schaefer · Answer 1

The correct answer is D - reduced precipitation will lead to limited water availability due to drought. The official term for this is meteorological drought (where the decrease in precipitation is due to higher temperatures) or hydrological drought, where the decrease in precipitation causes soil, lakes, reservoirs and groundwater to be affected.

How can reduced precipitation lead to limited water availability?a. It may lead to overuse.b. It makes water nonrenewable.c. It contaminates current supplies.d. It may lead to drought.

How can reduced precipitation lead to limited water availability?

a. It may lead to overuse.

b. It makes water nonrenewable.

c. It contaminates current supplies.

d. It may lead to drought.