1. Date: Aug 27, 2014 Page: Table of Contents p. 1 W.O.D: Last 5 pages Warm-ups: Front Cover W.O.D: Arid- extremely dry climate. Question: This woman is using a solar oven to cook. Do you think solar ovens will become more common in the future?

2. The drought in the Horn of Africa had thrown the region into even more chaos. It was being called “the worst drought in north-east Africa for 60 years,” and population of some countries had more than doubled in the last 30-40 years. The UN World Food Programme (WFP) says that changing weather patterns have made droughts more common in the region.

3. Humanitarian aid, ingenuity, and rain all helped create a future of hope and relief for the 2011 drought in Eastern Africa.

4. Reflection: Is the climate of East Africa considered arid? Riverbed in Eritrea 2011 Warming of planet Shifts global winds and rain clouds. Land parched, people starve.