China Warns Of 'Severe' Threat To The Autumn Harvest Due To Record High Temperatures And Drought

 

France 24: China warns of 'severe' threat to harvest after hottest summer on record 

China's autumn harvest is under "severe threat" from high temperatures and drought, authorities have warned, urging action to protect crops in the face of the country's hottest summer on record. 

The world's second-largest economy has been hit by record temperatures, flash floods and droughts this summer -- phenomena that scientists have warned are becoming more frequent and intense due to climate change. 

Southern China has recorded its longest sustained period of high temperatures and sparse rain since records began more than 60 years ago, the agriculture ministry said.  

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WNU Editor: It is definitely very hot in China right now .... Heatwave in China is the most severe ever recorded in the world (New Scientist). More here .... China's unrivaled 70-day heat wave (Axios). 

China Warns Of 'Severe' Threat To The Autumn Harvest Due To Record High Temperatures And Drought 

Drought Threatens China's Harvest When World Can Least Afford It -- Bloomberg 

Half of China hit by drought, rice crops threatened in worst heatwave on record -- Times of Israel  

As Harvest Time Looms, China Tells Farmers To Replant Or Switch Crops -- IBTimes  

China drought causes Yangtze to dry up, sparking shortage of hydropower -- The Guardian  

As China wages ‘all-out battle’ to secure autumn harvest, localities rush to ensure irrigation -- Global Times