China suffering worst drought in 50 years

A China poderá estar a viver a pior seca dos últimos 50 anos. A Austrália está também a viver a pior onda de calor de sempre (de que há registo humano, naturalmente). Este tipo de fenómenos extremos está a acontecer com cada vez maior frequência. A isto não será alheia a alteração climática.

BEIJING, China (CNN) -- China is suffering another natural disaster -- this time, the worst drought in half a century. The land is parched and the irrigation dams have dried up. Crops and livestock are dying.

Water levels in some Chinese rivers are well below their average with 50 to 80 percent less rain than last year.
China on Thursday raised the drought-emergency-alert level from orange to red and allocated an additional $44 million dollars on top of the $13 million in emergency aid already released.

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