China News Service, August 17th. According to comprehensive news, southern China will still accept high temperatures today, and the highest temperature in Chongqing and Sichuan will exceed 40°C. Affected by the weather, the drought situation in many places has continued to develop, and the drinking water problem of rural people in some drought-prone areas is very prominent. At the same time, the rainy weather in North China and Northwest China that has lasted for many days will continue.
Core reminder: On August 17th, high temperatures continued to persist in southern China, and most of Jianghan, central and southern Jianghuai, Jiangnan, most of southern China, eastern Sichuan, Chongqing, eastern Guizhou and other places had high temperatures above 35°C. Most of Chongqing, The temperature can reach 40～41℃ in some areas of southern Sichuan Basin and southern Zhejiang
China News Service, August 17th. According to comprehensive news, southern China will still accept high temperatures today, and the highest temperature in Chongqing and Sichuan will exceed 40°C. Affected by the weather, the drought situation in many places has continued to develop, and the drinking water problem of rural people in some drought-prone areas is very prominent. At the same time, the rainy weather in North China and Northwest China that has lasted for many days will continue.
The hot weather in the south continues and the rain intensifies in the north
Today, the rain is intensified in the eastern part of Northwest China and northern China. According to the latest forecast from the Central Meteorological Observatory, in the next 24 hours, there will be moderate to heavy rains in parts of southern Qinghai, northeastern Northwest China, western North China, eastern Anhui, southern Jiangsu, Shanghai, western Sichuan Basin, western Yunnan, and southern southern coastal areas. Among them, northern Shaanxi, central Shanxi, southern Jiangsu, the coast of south Guangxi, eastern Hainan and other places have torrential rain; the above areas are locally accompanied by strong convective weather such as short-term thunderstorms and gales.
The rainy weather in the north has lasted for several days, while under the control of the subtropical high pressure in the Sichuan Basin, Jiangnan, and South China, the rain is scarce and the weather is getting hotter. The Central Meteorological Observatory continued to issue high temperature yellow warnings this morning. It is expected that during the day today, most of Jianghan, central and southern Jianghuai, Jiangnan, most of southern China, eastern Sichuan, Chongqing, eastern Guizhou and other places have high temperature above 35℃. Among them, most of the Sichuan Basin, Chongqing, most of Jiangnan and other places The highest temperature can reach 38-39℃ in some areas of Chongqing, and 40-41℃ in most parts of Chongqing, southern Sichuan Basin and southern Zhejiang.
The drought continues
Since July, rainfall has been severely low in the eastern northwest, central and eastern southwest, and the middle reaches of the Yangtze River, and drought conditions have continued or developed. According to statistics from the General Office of National Defense, as of now, the country’s arable land has been affected by drought at 70.34 million mu (a multi-year average of 143 million mu), of which 66.73 million mu of crops have been affected by drought, and 3.61 million mu of arable land to be planted lacking water and moisture. 6.86 million people and 6.01 million large livestock have difficulty drinking water due to drought.
According to the report, at present, the number of people in the country who have difficulty in drinking water due to drought is relatively large and 22% less than the same period in the same period. However, due to the long duration of drought in drought-affected provinces, drought-resistant water resources continue to be consumed. Distributed in remote mountainous areas and Dashi mountainous areas. At present, a total of 5.25 million people in Inner Mongolia, Guizhou, Gansu, and Yunnan have difficulty drinking water due to drought, accounting for 77% of the country. Some people in arid areas need to pull and deliver water from a long distance to solve the drinking water problem.
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