"Many of China's most important grain-producing regions are suffering from drought, heat waves, or have been battered by floods..." - August 17, 2022

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Yangtze River basin faces severe drought after experiencing lowest rainfall for six decades
By GT staff reportersPublished: Aug 17, 2022 10:32 PM Updated: Aug 17, 2022 11:55 PM


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Many of China's most important grain-producing regions are suffering from drought, heat waves, or have been battered by floods, particularly in Northeast China, which is usually dryer.

With the autumn harvest only about 50 days away, agricultural specialists are confident that the extreme weather will not adversely affect food production, as short-term weather impacts on corps will be limited, and water conservancy projects could guarantee irrigation for crops.

Drought conditions have persisted across much of southwestern China for more than two months. An official from the Ministry of Water Resources (MWR) said at a Wednesday conference that the Yangtze River basin has had the lowest summer rainfall since 1961.

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Agricultural provinces in China rush to support drought relief, ensure autumn harvest
By Global TimesPublished: Aug 25, 2022 11:05 AM Updated: Aug 25, 2022 10:59 AM

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Continuous high temperatures and lack of rain have caused drought to affect growth of crops in parts of Henan, such as major grain-producing areas Nanyang, Zhoukou, Zhumadian and Anyang, according to Henan provincial government on Wednesday.

Henan on Tuesday provided 130 million yuan to protect agricultural production and water conservation across the province. It is understood that the funds will be mainly used to support local water replenishment efforts, replanting, and the purchase of insecticides, fungicides and fertilizers.

Henan has invested in 487 pumping stations and 99,700 drought-fighting equipment sets, and has completed irrigation of 47.74 million mu (3.18 million hectares) of planting area, according to the provincial agriculture department.

Henan's total cultivated area is 5.68 million hectares, according to the National Bureau of Statistics (NBS), which means 56 percent of its grain planting area are irrigated. According to soil moisture monitoring by the Henan Provincial Department of Water Resources, as of 4 pm on Monday, the drought-affected area in Henan had reached 15.74 million mu.

In the first half of 2022, Henan produced about one-fourth of China's grain, according to calculations based on statistics from the NBS.

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Lingering drought brings rising demand for rain bombs to create artificial rainfall
By GT staff reportersPublished: Aug 24, 2022 09:19 PM



Affected by continuous high temperatures and little rain this year, many places across China have used rain bombs to create artificial rainfall, bringing sharp demand for the devices.

"Our sales are rising sharply, and supplies are short," Jiangxi Xinyu Guoke Technology Co told share investors on Wednesday.

Jiangxi Xinyu Guoke, a producer of artificial weather influencing equipment and meteorological equipment, including rain-enhancing rockets, said that the company is rushing to produce 20,000 rain bombs to help the country's fight against drought, according to the Securities Times.

Xinyu Guoke was one of the earliest companies engaged in the R&D and production of artificially modified weather rockets. Its 2020 financial report said that it has an annual production capacity of 50,000 rockets for artificial weather modification and rain enhancement, and the company has good relations with nearly 1,000 counties' meteorological departments across China.

Information news portal cls.cn said that since May, the assembly production line of its rain bombs has been running at full capacity, with a daily output of 400 units.

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Many places resist high temperature and drought and win autumn grain harvest


August 25, 2022 04:13


　　Continued high temperatures have also led to the development of droughts. The Central Meteorological Observatory continued to issue an orange weather drought warning at 18:00 on the 24th. Since late July, my country's drought has developed rapidly, superimposed on high temperature and heat damage, posing a serious threat to autumn grain production. A few days ago, the Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Affairs, the Ministry of Water Resources, the Ministry of Emergency Management, and the China Meteorological Administration jointly issued an emergency notice, requiring relevant regions to go all out to win the battle against high temperature, heat damage, drought, and a bumper harvest of autumn grains. In the past two months, more people have stayed in the fields, working hard for the autumn harvest.

　　During this period, Hubei experienced high temperature and little rainfall, and drought conditions continued to develop in many places. In Qichun County, Huanggang City, Hubei Province, "Old Water Conservancy Man" Wang Yu has been sticking to the front line of drought resistance. He is 82 years old this year and has 36 years of party experience. Having worked in the water conservancy system for 42 years, he always likes to write and draw on a piece of paper. This seemingly ordinary hand-painted is regarded as a "battle map" for drought relief by local villagers.

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　　Wang Lao has been working in the town water conservancy station before his retirement. Guanyao Town is located on the north bank of the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River. The town has a total of 23,000 mu of farmland. At present, although the drought situation in the villages near the water source has basically been alleviated, the drought resistance situation of the 6 villages in the Nanzheng area far away from the water source is still not optimistic. Cai Yongjun, the current head of the water conservancy station, often goes to the old station master's house for advice. In May of this year, Wang Jianxiong, who was originally in charge of the water conservancy work in the local Nanzheng area, unfortunately died unexpectedly, and he was the youngest son of Wang Lao.

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　　Wang Yu, former head of the water conservancy station in Guanyao Town, Qichun County, Huanggang City: It is my family matter that my son died, but this year's drought is serious, the party and the people need me, so I must bury my personal pain in my heart , Taking the overall situation as the top priority, I am still obliged to come out.

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　　In less than half an hour, Wang Lao drew up a three-level water intake and drought relief plan for the Nanzheng area, including the water diversion route, the location of the water intake, the distance of Ctrip, the extraction flow and the power used. The precautions for power connection are marked.

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　　Wang Changhong, a villager in Guanliang Village , Guanyao Town, Qichun County, Huanggang City : Under the guidance of the old stationmaster, the main channel of the Qihe River has been drained, and then through secondary and tertiary irrigation, all the way to our Guanliang Village. Damage is minimized during our drought years.
　　In Yongyang Town, Ji'an County, Jiangxi Province, affected by the recent drought, if the rice here is not replenished and irrigated in time, it will face a serious reduction in production. Xiao Zhihua, a big grain grower, found the village committee for help. Zhou Lichu, the village party secretary, immediately organized a party member commando team to find the location of the well in the village. Their first well was chosen by a pond in the center of the village.
　　Zhou Lichu, Secretary of the Party Branch of Xiabian Village, Yongyang Town, Ji'an County, Jiangxi Province : At that time, based on our experience in the countryside, there must be water next to the pond, but after hitting it, we hit 6.5 meters and there was no water in the end. Pity.
　　When everyone was in a hurry, the water conservancy staff in the town brought professional equipment and went to the village to help everyone find water sources.
　　In order to seize the time, the second well and the third well were drilled almost at the same time, and the water was quickly pumped out, which made everyone excited.
　　Immediately afterwards, the fourth drought-resistant well also produced water smoothly. This well was drilled beside Xiao Zhihua's disaster-stricken rice field. The rice that had been "thirsty" for a month was finally "drinked" with water.
　　Xiao Zhihua, a major grain grower in Xiabian Village, Yongyang Town, Ji'an County, Jiangxi Province: I calculated, now I can keep 70 to 80 mu of rice, and I can also reduce 70,000 to 80,000 yuan (loss), and the seedlings are saved.
　　Up to now, including Xiabian Village, Yongyang Town has invested a total of more than 380,000 yuan, and 35 new drought-resistant wells have been drilled for irrigation. The second batch of 13 wells is also under intense preparation, and they are going all out to protect seedlings and reduce agricultural losses.


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