Audio Slide Show Annotated Works

Bryan Luke. Capital Nashville. Album Doin' My Thing. "Rain is a Good Thing" 2010
      This song is a comical song by Luke Bryan, a country singer.  He sings about why rain is a good thing.  Rain adds in the growth of corn and corn can be made into many products.  This song is very entertaining but also has some truths to how important rain is. 

U.S. Drought Monitor.  United States Department of Agriculture. July 3 2012 
http://droughtmonitor.unl.edu/new.html
 This website is ran by the United States Department of Agriculture.  This website gives facts and statistics for drought conditions across the United States.  It also gives forecasts for any part of the country.

United States Department of Agriculture Natural Resource Conservation Service 2012 Indiana Drought Information July 2012  http://www.in.nrcs.usda.gov/drought.html  
This website is also ran by the USDA.  However this website is more specific to our state, Indiana.  This gives facts and statistics on how the drought is affecting Indiana.  What the outcome can be in the future if we don't receive any rain soon.

Sipples, T. The Exponent. Drought could have lasting effect of crops, livestock. July 6th 2012  
http://www.purdueexponent.org/city/article_3fb46714-0106-58d7-9df4-9cfdf5cb22fc.html
 This article explains the effects of a drought on our crops and livestock.  Effects that can last into next year.  This article gives facts and opinions from credible sources such as the USDA, the The U.S. Drought Monitor, and specialists in this field.

Boyce B. Tribune-Star Droughts Impact to Extend well into the Future for Fish, Wildlife Experts say. 6/24/2012 http://www.indianaeconomicdigest.net/main.asp?SectionID=31&SubSectionID=120&ArticleID=65475
 This article gives facts and statistics from ecology and biology experts on how a drought can effect surrounding environments and the wildlife.  The effects of this drought can effect the fish and wildlife for years into the future.

National Integrated Drought Information System U.S. Portal July 5th 2012
http://www.drought.gov/portal/server.pt/community/drought_gov/202;jsessionid=C1525A243793390B965DE72359BF0FCA
This website is another website that gives the definition of a drought.  It explains how it can effect our environment and economy.  It also gives current information on the weather in our area and in areas across the country.