China plans cloud seeding to protect grain crop from drought
2 years, 4 months ago

China plans cloud seeding to protect grain crop from drought

Associated Press  

CHONGQING, China — China says it will try to protect its grain harvest from record-setting drought by using chemicals to generate rain, while factories in the southwest waited Sunday to see whether they would be shut down for another week due to shortages of water to generate hydropower. The coming 10 days are a “key period of damage resistance” for southern China’s rice crop, said Agriculture Minister Tang Renjian, according to the newspaper Global Times. Authorities will take emergency steps to “ensure the autumn grain harvest,” which is 75% of China’s annual total, Tang said Friday, according to the report. Also Sunday, thousands of factories in Sichuan province that make solar panels, processor chips and other industrial goods waited for word on whether last week’s six-day shutdown would be extended.

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Farmers weather adversity to reap record grain harvests
Top News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Farmers weather adversity to reap record grain harvests

China Daily  

Farmers gather freshly harvested pomelos in Rongshui, a county in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on Nov 2, 2024. LONG TAO/XINHUA Harvesting is almost done in the major Chinese agricultural provinces of Heilongjiang, Henan and Shandong, with a bumper grain crop expected, despite extreme weather this year that caused multiple natural disasters. China's grain output is projected to hit a record …

Farmers weather adversity to reap record grain harvests
Top News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Farmers weather adversity to reap record grain harvests

China Daily  

Farmers gather freshly harvested pomelos in Rongshui, a county in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on Nov 2, 2024. LONG TAO/XINHUA Harvesting is almost done in the major Chinese agricultural provinces of Heilongjiang, Henan and Shandong, with a bumper grain crop expected, despite extreme weather this year that caused multiple natural disasters. China's grain output is projected to hit a record …

Farmers weather adversity to reap record grain harvests
Top News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Farmers weather adversity to reap record grain harvests

China Daily  

Farmers gather freshly harvested pomelos in Rongshui, a county in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on Nov 2, 2024. LONG TAO/XINHUA Harvesting is almost done in the major Chinese agricultural provinces of Heilongjiang, Henan and Shandong, with a bumper grain crop expected, despite extreme weather this year that caused multiple natural disasters. China's grain output is projected to hit a record …

Farmers weather adversity to reap record grain harvests
Top News
1 month, 2 weeks ago

Farmers weather adversity to reap record grain harvests

China Daily  

Farmers gather freshly harvested pomelos in Rongshui, a county in Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region, on Nov 2, 2024. LONG TAO/XINHUA Harvesting is almost done in the major Chinese agricultural provinces of Heilongjiang, Henan and Shandong, with a bumper grain crop expected, despite extreme weather this year that caused multiple natural disasters. China's grain output is projected to hit a record …

How is extreme weather testing China's climate resilience?
1 year, 5 months ago

How is extreme weather testing China's climate resilience?

India Today  

Dramatic swings between extreme heat and intense rainfall are testing China's ability to cope with increasingly wild weather, as high temperatures challenge power grids and water security while floods ruin crops and threaten urban populations. Concerns are mounting over a repeat of last year's drought, the most severe in 60 years, which at its peak affected 6.09 million hectares of …

China extends power rationing for factories amid intense drought and heat
2 years, 4 months ago

China extends power rationing for factories amid intense drought and heat

The Independent  

Sign up to the Independent Climate email for the latest advice on saving the planet Get our free Climate email Get our free Climate email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Power rationing that forced factories in China’s southwest to shut down has been extended through …

China to generate artificial rain to protect grain crop from drought
2 years, 4 months ago

China to generate artificial rain to protect grain crop from drought

India Today  

China says it will try to protect its grain harvest from record-setting drought by using chemicals to generate rain, while factories in the southwest waited Sunday to see whether they would be shut down for another week due to shortages of water to generate hydropower. The coming 10 days are a “key period of damage resistance” for southern China’s rice …

China extends power rationing for factories in drought
2 years, 4 months ago

China extends power rationing for factories in drought

India TV News  

Power rationing that forced factories in China's southwest to shut down has been extended through at least Thursday due to low water at hydroelectric dams, according to a notice reported by news outlets and a company announcement, adding to losses from the hottest, driest summer in decades. Factories in Sichuan that make processor chips, solar panels, auto components and other …

China plans cloud seeding to protect grain crop from drought
2 years, 4 months ago

China plans cloud seeding to protect grain crop from drought

The Hindu  

China says it will try to protect its grain harvest from record-setting drought by using chemicals to generate rain, while factories in the southwest waited Sunday to see whether they would be shut down for another week due to shortages of water to generate hydropower. The coming 10 days are a “key period of damage resistance” for southern China’s rice …

Chinese farmers struggle as scorching drought wilts crops
2 years, 4 months ago

Chinese farmers struggle as scorching drought wilts crops

Associated Press  

LONGQUAN, China — Hundreds of persimmon trees that should be loaded with yellow fruit lie wilted in Gan Bingdong’s greenhouse in southwestern China, adding to mounting farm losses in a scorching summer that is the country’s driest in six decades. Gan’s farm south of the industrial metropolis of Chongqing lost half its vegetable crop in heat as high as 41 …

Yangtze shrinks as China’s drought disrupts industry
2 years, 4 months ago

Yangtze shrinks as China’s drought disrupts industry

Associated Press  

CHONGQING, China — Ships crept down the middle of the Yangtze on Friday after China’s driest summer in six decades left one of the mightiest rivers barely half its normal width and set off a scramble to contain the damage to a weak economy in a politically sensitive year. The city government of Chengdu, the Sichuan provincial capital, told households …

Factories in China close as drought hurts hydropower
2 years, 4 months ago

Factories in China close as drought hurts hydropower

Firstpost  

Companies in Sichuan province, including makers of solar panels, cement and urea closed or reduced production after they were ordered to ration power for up to five days. This came after reservoir levels fell and power demand for air conditioning surged in scorching temperatures Beijing: Factories in China’s southwest have shut down after reservoirs used to generate hydropower ran low …

Chinese factories close as drought hurts hydropower
2 years, 4 months ago

Chinese factories close as drought hurts hydropower

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Companies in Sichuan province including …

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