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Drought: Where China is currently declaring a state of emergency

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Published: June 13th, 2024,
Last updated: July 18th, 2024

Farmers in the Chinese province of Henan irrigate a field to protect the crops from drought.

China’s weather agency has issued a warning about an extreme drought that is adversely affecting the harvest in Henan, China’s most important wheat-producing province, according to the South China Morning Post. Sixteen out of seventeen cities in the province are experiencing drought conditions, which have persisted for ten days and are expected to worsen over the coming week due to continued high temperatures.

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