Major Chinese cities have issued heat advisories as the country braces for record-breaking heat that could threaten electricity supply, crops and a fragile economy. | Reuters
Crop damage could drive up food prices, exacerbate inflation and put pressure on China’s economy as it tries to rebound from a three-year zero-COVID policy that stunted growth.
Yunnan had only 35 millimeters of rain for the year to April 20, state broadcaster CCTV reported recently with rainfall in the provincial capital of Kunming less than 8 mm, the lowest since records began. The heat could again put pressure on water reserves. Last year, a two-month stretch of record-breaking temperatures caused major rivers and waterways to dry up, severely impacting the Yangtze River.
The government’s National Fire and Rescue Bureau held a conference on Sunday to look at drought emergencies.The World Meteorological Organization in its latest assessment has assessed a strong likelihood of the El Niño weather phenomenon returning later this year, which would likely add to the heat.
“The development of an El Niño will most likely lead to a new spike in global heating and increase the chance of breaking temperature records,” said WMO Secretary-General Petri Taalas.
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