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

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.