2010March29: From NCDC, NOAA: “At the end of March, moderate to severe drought persisted in the provinces of Yunnan, Guizhou, southern Sichuan, and northwestern Guangxi in South China. Since fall 2009, drought conditions have affected more than 60 million people and ruined billions of dollars worth of crops in southwest China (Source: BBC News). According to a director at the Yunnan Land Resources Bureau, this is the worst drought in a century for parts of this province” (NCDC, NOAA).
Reference: NCDC, NOAA http://www.ncdc.noaa.gov/sotc/?report=hazards&year=2009&month=2&submitted=Get+Report
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