China, climate change and El Nino: an emerging food, water and power crisis
Inside China
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The Global Transition From Slow to Flash Drought
Chinese scientists have identified a new type of drought happening across the world. Flash droughts can develop very fast, maybe in just several weeks and become severe. Some scientists say it's kind of a new normal because of climate change. The concept of flash droughts was proposed in 2000s, but didn't gain much attention until 2012 when there was a severe drought in the United States.
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