Drought in Zhangye
ZHANGYE, CHINA - AUGUST 23, 2023 - Drones are used to spray foliar fertilizer to enhance the resistance of plants to high temperature in Shandan county, Zhangye city, Gansu province, China, August 23, 2023. It is reported that the average temperature in June 2023 in Zhangye City was the highest since 1953. Precipitation has decreased significantly, with an average precipitation of 50.5 mm, the amount of water flowing from rivers has dropped sharply, 17 small and medium-sized reservoirs have reached the state of dead storage capacity, and nearly 200,000 people have difficulties in providing water for their daily lives, suffering the worst drought in the past 70 years.
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- ILEA001636476
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- 2023/8/23 00:00:00
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