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More than two million people face shortage of drinking water in China
Beijing, Aug 6, 2006 Southwest China is experiencing a serious drought, with 2.39 million people facing a shortage of drinking water, state media said Sunday. The dry spell has descended over Sichuan province, which is located only a few hundred kilometers (miles) from Guizhou region which is currently soaked in torrential rains. Xinhua news agency said 53 counties were hit by drought in spring, followed by 113 counties during the summer months, affecting not just large numbers of people but also more than three million head of livestock. By the end of last month, over 60 percent of small-scale irrigation systems in the drought-stricken areas had dried up, resulting in total crop failure on 120,000 hectares (300,000 acres) of farmland, Xinhua said. Community Email This Article Comment On This Article Related Links Water News - Science, Technology and Politics
New Radar Technique Locates Storm-Fueling Moisture
Boulder CO (SPX) Aug 02, 2006People planning ball games, picnics, and other outdoor events may soon have more precise short-term forecasts of rainfall, thanks to an observing strategy now being tested by the National Center for Atmospheric Research (NCAR). An NCAR field project this summer is, for the first time, using multiple Doppler weather radars to track water vapor in the lower atmosphere. |
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