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Since the beginning of data registration Meteorological In 1961, did not witness China Such a hot summer, an unprecedented situation in the duration and extent of a heat wave.
According to official data, drought hits half of China’s territory due to the heat wave that leads to Water Scarcity This summer including in Tibet.
And recorded in a number of major cities the highest temperature In its history it reached 45 degrees Celsius in the southwest of the country.
Like the Yangtze, the country’s largest river, a large number of its waterways have seriously dried up, according to the report "AFP".
Entire regions of the country were affected, including a broad band that includes the southern part of the country Tibet The Autonomous Region (West), a mountainous region extending to the coastal regions in the east, is the economic heart of China.
This vast region, with a population of more than 370 million, mainly follows the course of the Yangtze River.
The Meteorological Authority has listed some parts of Tibet among the drought areas "extreme" or "the extraordinary".
These conditions pose a challenge to agriculture in a country that suffers from a shortage of suitable land for farming in normal times.
Drought is a problem for rice and soybean farmers, which consume large amounts of water.
In this context, the government decided on Wednesday to allocate 10 billion yuan (about 1.5 billion euros) to support farmers in the face of drought, state television reported.
This amount will be allocated mainly to ensure the crop the rice In the fall.
The drying up of the rivers that feed the hydraulic dams is forcing the authorities to ration electricity in some areas while residents operate air conditioners to their maximum capacity to cool their homes and shops.
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Since the beginning of data registration Meteorological In 1961, did not witness China Such a hot summer, an unprecedented situation in the duration and extent of a heat wave.
According to official data, drought hits half of China’s territory due to the heat wave that leads to Water Scarcity This summer including in Tibet.
And recorded in a number of major cities the highest temperature In its history it reached 45 degrees Celsius in the southwest of the country.
Like the Yangtze, the largest river in the country, a large number of water courses have dried up dangerously, according to “AFP”.
Entire regions of the country were affected, including a broad band that includes the southern part of the country Tibet The Autonomous Region (West), a mountainous region extending to the coastal regions in the east, is the economic heart of China.
This vast region, with a population of more than 370 million, mainly follows the course of the Yangtze River.
The Meteorological Service listed some parts of Tibet among the “extreme” or “exceptional” drought areas.
These conditions pose a challenge to agriculture in a country that suffers from a shortage of suitable land for farming in normal times.
Drought is a problem for rice and soybean farmers, which consume large amounts of water.
In this context, the government decided on Wednesday to allocate 10 billion yuan (about 1.5 billion euros) to support farmers in the face of drought, state television reported.
This amount will be allocated mainly to ensure the crop the rice In the fall.
The drying up of the rivers that feed the hydraulic dams is forcing the authorities to ration electricity in some areas while residents operate air conditioners Maximum capacity to cool their homes and shops.