Beijing Fights Drought as Wheat Fears Rise.By Jamil Anderlini , FT, February 10, 2009. "China has resorted to artificial rainmaking and is diverting water from its two largest rivers to alleviate a drought the government is calling the worst in half a century. More than 4.4m people and 2.2m cattle face shortages of drinking water across at least eight provinces which contain about half the country's wheat growing areas, the ministry of water resources said on Sunday… Water from the Yangtze and Yellow Rivers is being diverted for farm irrigation to battle the drought which began in November and threatens the livelihood of 13.5m people, state media reported… The government declared a national drought emergency late last week."
2009-02-10
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