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Published: 18 August 2022
The planet appears to have clearly and clearly objected to man's indifference and absurdity, which has caused instability in the planet's climate and a state of constant change within short periods of time, and exacerbated the phenomenon of warming of the planet, manifested in unprecedented droughts.
After the drought hit the "old continent" and caused its rivers to drop dramatically, China joined the list of those affected by the "scorching heatwave", which is ravaging most of the country's southern regions, as well as Algeria and some European countries experiencing a wave of forest fires.
China has been experiencing a wave of heat since last June, but it has been increasing to a peak for days, prompting the country's National Meteorological Centre to issue a "maximum temperature" warning for scorching temperatures.
According to China's National Climate Center, the heatwaves that have hit the country since June 13, 2022 are the strongest since 1961 when the country began keeping full meteorological records.
Some regions across China are experiencing a drought that could last until late August, a critical period for the cultivation of "autumn grains", which account for 75 percent of the country's annual grain production. Tea, citrus and mango crops will also be "fragile" in front of heatwaves.
According to the official Chinese news agency Xinhua, the Directorate of Agriculture in central China's Hubei Province reported that some 397,200 hectares of crop cultivation were affected by water shortages. Rural water supplies have also been affected, with some small and medium-sized rivers drying up to a degree that does not allow them to continue flowing.
The drought-inducing heatwave in China's Sichuan has limited hydropower generation, shutting down some factories in one of the country's most populous provinces.
Although the scorching heatwave is forecast to continue until the end of August, the western province of Qinghai has experienced heavy rainfall over the past few hours, causing 16 deaths, 36 losses as a result of floods and the altering of some dry rivers, flooding some villages and towns.