China Drought - Once In a 100 Year Occurrence

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Dispatches From the Drought Zone

April 28, 2010

“…When drought came to the southwest, many people thought that it was caused by insufficient rainfall; that is, a natural disaster. But if you look through the news you'll find that similar "natural disasters" have been going on all the time. Limiting our search to Yunnan: In 2004, the southern part of the country "suffered the most serious drought in 53 years," and Yunnan was on the list; In 2005, Yunnan "suffered the biggest drought in 50 years"; in 2006, "Yunnan suffered the most serious drought in 20 years"; in 2007, "With most areas of Yunnan receiving insufficient rain and experiencing elevated temperatures, drought conditions are worsening day by day"; "In 2008, Yunnan had three months of continuous drought"; in 2009, "Yunnan Province suffered the most serious drought conditions of the past 50 years"; in 2010, the "drought lasting from Autumn through Spring" was a once-in-a-hundred-years occurrence...

And this does not even include the droughts in other locations. In 2007, 22 provinces of the country experienced droughts and a total of 224 million mu of land was affected. The central government issued 223 million yuan in drought assistance (nearly 1 yuan per mu)….”

See:
http://www.danwei.org/blogs/dispatches_from_the_drought_zo.php


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