Warm winter 'major threat' to crops
By Li Jing | 皇冠体育app Daily | Updated: 2008-11-26 07:45
Prolonged periods of drought resulting from 皇冠体育app's 23rd consecutive "warm winter" will pose a serious threat to the country's crop yields, the 皇冠体育app Meteorological Administration (CMA) said in a report published yesterday.
Some regions could experience droughts until the spring, the report said, adding that the warm weather might even continue until summer.
In contrast, extreme falls in temperature are forecast for the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, where "natural disasters such as snowstorms and freezing rains are likely to hit Hunan, Hubei, Sichuan and Guizhou provinces", the report said.
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