For this, the clouds will be “seeded” with stimulating chemicals.
Against abnormal heat Chinese authorities are going to artificially induce rains to preserve the harvest, reports Associated Press.
“The authorities will try to increase the amount of precipitation due to cloud seeding – the introduction of special chemicals there, and will also spray agricultural crops with a water-retaining additive that will limit the evaporation of moisture from them,” – reports on the website of the Ministry of Agriculture of the People's Republic of China.
According to Minister Tan Zhenjian, the next 10 days are very important for the preservation of the harvest in the south of China.
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China is experiencing its hottest summer in 61 years. Authorities in Xiuchian province and neighboring Hubei reported that the heat had ravaged thousands of hectares of crops and caused crop damage on millions of hectares. The day before, the administration of Hubei province announced a drought emergency and the start of humanitarian aid. In Sichuan province, 819,000 people lack drinking water.
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