China Drought

• Heatwave-ravaged areas in China now facing heavy rains, prompting evacuations

  Heavy rain in China was forecast for parts of Sichuan province and Chongqing city through at least Tuesday.

  Weather

  Aug 29, 2022
  
• China continues to battle forest fires as fears linger over fall harvest

  High temperatures drove up air conditioner use to around a third of the province's total power load, and hydropower generation is down by half as a result of low water levels.

  World

  Aug 23, 2022
  
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• China extends hydro rationing amid ongoing brush fires and drought

  More than 1,500 residents had been moved to shelters, while around 5,000 civilian and military personnel had been mobilized to put out the blazes, China news agency says.

  World

  Aug 22, 2022
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• China plans cloud seeding to induce rain in attempt to protect grain crop amid drought

  The coming 10 days are a ``key period of damage resistance'' for southern China's rice crop, said Agriculture Minister Tang Renjian, according to the newspaper Global Times.

  World

  Aug 21, 2022