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"...Dead From Scorching Sun": China's Farmers Long For Rain Amid Drought
For almost a decade, farmer Qin Bin, 50, has toiled his plot, growing peaches and dragon fruits for sale to visiting tourists at his orchard on the outskirts of the Chinese megacity of Chongqing.
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China Drought Causes Parts Of Yangtze To Dry Up, Buddhist Statues Revealed
According to the latest number from China's Ministry of Water Resources (MWR), 2.2 million hectares of arable land has been affected by the drought.
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China's Harvest Under "Severe Threat" Amid Worst Heatwave 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.
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China Faces Another Month Of Drought As Yangtze Tributary Runs Dry: Report
Residents living near a tributary of the Yangtze river in the southwestern region of Chongqing clambered along the dry riverbed on Thursday amid an unprecedented drought across the region that could last another month.
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China Issues Drought Alert, Fights Forest Fires To Save Crops In Heatwave
China has issued its first national drought alert of the year as authorities battle forest fires and mobilise specialist teams to protect crops from scorching temperatures across the Yangtze river basin.
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Drought Worsens China's Long-Term Water Crisis
The corn has grown to only half its normal height on Yan Shuqin's ranch in the hills of Inner Mongolia this year, as a swath of northern China suffers its worst drought in 60 years.
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Drought Affects over 27 Million in China
Persistent drought has caused widespread water shortages in central and north China, affecting more than 27.5 million people, according to official statistics.
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Over 8 lakh people affected by drought in China
About eight lakh people have been struggling for drinking water in a central Chinese province that was hit by drought early this month, authorities said on Monday.
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10 million people battle drought in China
Nearly 10 million people in China's central Hubei province, accounting for one-sixth of the country's population, have been hit by a severe drought that dried up water sources and destroyed thousands of hectares of crops.A survey conducted by the provincial civil affairs department showed that some 9.8 million people were reeling under the drought,...
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China's longest river faces worst drought since 1961
China's longest river Yangtze has been plagued by a severe drought, as this year it received the lowest rainfall since 1961, said an official with the river's flood control and drought relief headquarters on Monday.The spring drought has affected Jiangxi, Hunan and Hubei provinces in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, with 40 to 60 ...
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"...Dead From Scorching Sun": China's Farmers Long For Rain Amid Drought
For almost a decade, farmer Qin Bin, 50, has toiled his plot, growing peaches and dragon fruits for sale to visiting tourists at his orchard on the outskirts of the Chinese megacity of Chongqing.
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China Drought Causes Parts Of Yangtze To Dry Up, Buddhist Statues Revealed
According to the latest number from China's Ministry of Water Resources (MWR), 2.2 million hectares of arable land has been affected by the drought.
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China's Harvest Under "Severe Threat" Amid Worst Heatwave 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.
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China Faces Another Month Of Drought As Yangtze Tributary Runs Dry: Report
Residents living near a tributary of the Yangtze river in the southwestern region of Chongqing clambered along the dry riverbed on Thursday amid an unprecedented drought across the region that could last another month.
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China Issues Drought Alert, Fights Forest Fires To Save Crops In Heatwave
China has issued its first national drought alert of the year as authorities battle forest fires and mobilise specialist teams to protect crops from scorching temperatures across the Yangtze river basin.
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Drought Worsens China's Long-Term Water Crisis
The corn has grown to only half its normal height on Yan Shuqin's ranch in the hills of Inner Mongolia this year, as a swath of northern China suffers its worst drought in 60 years.
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Drought Affects over 27 Million in China
Persistent drought has caused widespread water shortages in central and north China, affecting more than 27.5 million people, according to official statistics.
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Over 8 lakh people affected by drought in China
About eight lakh people have been struggling for drinking water in a central Chinese province that was hit by drought early this month, authorities said on Monday.
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10 million people battle drought in China
Nearly 10 million people in China's central Hubei province, accounting for one-sixth of the country's population, have been hit by a severe drought that dried up water sources and destroyed thousands of hectares of crops.A survey conducted by the provincial civil affairs department showed that some 9.8 million people were reeling under the drought,...
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China's longest river faces worst drought since 1961
China's longest river Yangtze has been plagued by a severe drought, as this year it received the lowest rainfall since 1961, said an official with the river's flood control and drought relief headquarters on Monday.The spring drought has affected Jiangxi, Hunan and Hubei provinces in the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River, with 40 to 60 ...
