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MynameisDroughtandIamapplyingtobechosenforthepositionofdrieststorm.
AreasofExpertise:
ThefollowingarequalitiesthatIpossesthatwouldmakemetheperfect
candidate.
minimalrainfall
highpressuresystems
rarecumulonimbusandnimbostratusclouds
extremelydryair
breakingrootsystemsincrops/plants
dryingupstreams,ponds,rivers,andlakes
continentaltropicalairmasses
warmtemperatures
Ibelievethatalloftheseskillsandqualitieslistedabovemakemethebestcandidateforyour
job,thedrieststorm.BecauseoftheminimalamountofcoldfrontsthatcomethroughwhileIam
present,cumulonimbuscloudsarelackingandthereforerainfallisataminimumifnot
nonexistent.Theextremelydryairthatisproducedfromthecontinentaltropicalairmasses,
causealackofmoisture,whichensuresthattheenvironmentstaysdryanddoesnotbecome
saturatedwithwater.Iamable,withmyskills,tocauseplantrootstodryup,withertheircrops,
anddecreasetheamountofcropsthatsuccessfullygrow.Duetohotanddrytemperatures,I
continuetoallowevaporationofallwaterthatmayremaininthegroundasgroundwater,within
therootsofplants,orwithinthewatersourcesofthesurroundingarea.
AreasofWeakness:
Whilemystrengthsoutweighmyweaknesses,ImustbehonestwithyouaboutareasIfallshort.
IwishIcould,butIcannot,controltheweather.Duetothedifferencesinpressures,changesof
temperature,andthefrontsthatrollthroughmyarea,Icannotalwayssaywithcertaintyhow
longIwilloperate.Idesiretoworkfortherestofmylife,yetunfortunatelytherearetimeswhen
coldfrontsandwarmfrontsworktomydisadvantage.Thesecollidingairmassescreatea
boundarywhererainwilloccurandstormswillbepresent.
WorkExperience:
Fortunately,Icomewithagreatdealofworkingexperience.Ihavehadthepleasureofworking
withthestateofCaliforniaformanyyears.Theyhavehiredmetodryuptheirwatersources,
causepanicamongthecitizensoftheirareas,andinmanycaseshavethepowerfulroleof
startingwildfires.
Ihaveevenhadthehonorofworkinginothercountries,specificallySyriabetweentheyearsof
20062010.Overoneandahalfmillionfarmersfledtheirfarms,headingtothecityastheironce
prosperousfarmlandsbecamedeserts.WhilethereIearnedthehonorofpotentiallystarting
thecountrysCivilWarwhichisstillgoingontothisday.
HistoricalImpact:
MygreatesthonorwithintheUnitedStatescameintheearlytomid1930s.Theerawasknown
astheDustBowl.Duringthistime,notonlywasIabletoevaporate95%ofallwatersources,I
wasabletodestroynearlyeverycropfarmersweretryingtogrow.Thisledtotherootsystems
ofplantsdryingupandthereforecausedthegroundtobecomelesspacked.Becauseofthe
loosesoil,windstormsbegantopickupthedirtanddustandblowit,wreakinghavocover
entirecountiesandstates.Iwitnessedhomesbeingfilledwithdust,stormsofdustclouds
engulfingentirecommunities,lossoflivelihood,andeventuallysawmanypeopleleavethe
area,heading
OutoftheDust.
Ialonewasabletochangethelivesofovertwoandahalf
millionpeopleandimpactover100,000,000acresoffarmland.
LocationPreference:
Inorderformetobethemostprosperousatmyjob,Ineedtobeplacedinanareaawayfrom
theoceans.Thisisnecessarybecausethemoisturefromthewaterwouldcausehumidityand
cloudformationwhichwouldmorethanlikelyleadtostormsthatwouldputanendtothedry
climateIprovide.Thesearedetrimentaltomysuccessinbeingthedrieststorm.Iwouldprefer
tobeinanareawherehighpressuresystemsarepresentaswellasareaswithcontinental
tropicalairmasseswhichbringinwarm,dryair.
EnvironmentalImpact:
Environmentally,mygreatestimpactwouldcomeinthereductionorwater.Thiswouldimpact
humans,animals,andthejobsofmany.Withoutwater,plantswillsoondie,animalswilllose
theirlife,andbothoftheselosseswillnegativelyimpacthumans.Thelossofwaterwillalso
makethegroundsdrierwhichprovidestheoptimumsettingforwildfirestobreed.
References:
FarmlandsofOklahomaFirsthandexperienceofcropsdryingup.
FarmersofDustBowlLosttheircareersandfinanciallystruggledtomakealiving.
BillyJoKelbyThemaincharacterfromthehistoricalfictionnovel
OutoftheDust.
VenturaCounty,CaliforniaFireDepartmentThisfiredepartmentwascalledtowildfiresintheir
localforests.
WalkerLakeThelakethatdriedupinoneday.