Summer Drought Ravages Crops in Middle China

Authors

Huajie Tai, Agromet. Information & Prediction Division, Chinese Academy of Meteorological Science, Beijing, China

Date of this Version

February 1995

Comments

Published in Drought Network News February 1995. Published by the International Drought Information Center and the National Drought Mitigation Center, School of Natural Resources, University of Nebraska – Lincoln.

Abstract

Drought affected China’s agricultural production in spring, summer, and fall 1994. The summer drought was very severe in the middle part of China, especially in Anhui and Jiansu provinces.