Severe Drought in Southern China

Damogu Town, Luliang County. Degehaizi reservoir's storage capacity is 1.6 million cubic meter water. Now, due to the drought, it's dried up completely and dead fish can be seen in the dried mud.

Unique identifier: GP021AD

Type: Image

Shoot date: 03/04/2010

Locations: China, East Asia, Yunnan, Yunnan Province

Credit line: © Lu Guang / Greenpeace

Size: 2800px × 1867px 2MB

Ranking: ★★★★ (E)

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Drought in Yunnan

In the fall of 2009, severe drought hit southern China, causing drinking water shortage in the area. In March and April 2010, Greenpeace helped setting up water pumps powered by solar energy for some villagers in the Yunnan Province.
The drought is another chilling reminder of what climate change has in store for the whole globe unless we revolutionize the way we make and use energy.

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