The area was hit by
drought.
这地区遭到旱灾。
The long tourist
drought is just beginning.
长期的旅游萧条才刚刚开始。
The crops died during the
drought.
干旱期间庄稼都枯死了。
The region is currently experiencing a severe
drought, with no rain in sight for weeks.
该地区正遭受严重干旱，几周内都没有降雨的迹象。
Due to the
drought, farmers are struggling to irrigate their crops and livestock are suffering from dehydration.
由于干旱，农民难以灌溉作物，牲畜也因脱水而受苦。
The government has declared a state of emergency due to the prolonged
drought, urging residents to conserve water.
政府因长期干旱宣布进入紧急状态，要求居民节约用水。
The
drought has led to a decline in river levels, affecting the local fishing industry.
干旱导致河流水位下降，影响了当地的渔业。
Farmers are implementing
drought-resistant crop varieties to mitigate the effects of the ongoing
drought.
农民正在种植抗旱作物品种来减轻持续干旱的影响。
Many wildlife species are at risk during
droughts, as they struggle to find sufficient water sources for survival.
许多野生动物在干旱期间面临风险，因为它们难以找到足够的水源来维持生存。
The city's reservoirs are running dangerously low due to the
drought, prompting water restrictions for residents.
由于干旱，城市的水库水位严重不足，对居民实行了用水限制。
Climate change experts warn that more frequent and severe
droughts may become the new norm in many parts of the world.
气候变化专家警告说，在世界许多地区，更频繁和严重的干旱可能成为新常态。
The
drought has highlighted the importance of water conservation and sustainable agricultural practices.
这次干旱突显了节水和可持续农业实践的重要性。
Local charities are providing emergency aid, including water distribution, to families affected by the
drought.
当地慈善机构正在提供紧急援助，包括分发饮用水，给受干旱影响的家庭。
This year, a severe drought has affected the herders' livelihoods, so 38,000 yuan has been allocated to 19 households that have been badly affected.
今年，一场严重的干旱影响了牧民的生计，因此向19户受灾严重的家庭拨款3.8万元。
Shortly following the Level-I emergency response activation issued by the Zhengzhou Command Center for Floods Control and Drought Relief, the first batch of bottled drinking water was successfully delivered to the affected areas.
在郑州市防汛抗旱指挥部启动一级应急响应后不久，第一批瓶装饮用水已成功送达受灾地区。
It will roll out 20 online shows this year, facilitating trade enterprises in digital transformation, solving "order drought" problems via big data, and offering a comprehensive and stable cross-border supply chain.
The increased discharge ensured the water and power supply in the downstream areas and also met the shipping demand during the drought season, it said.
The Financial Times said IAG's order ends a drought for Boeing, which is expected to submit a software fix to US aviation regulators to deal with any problems in the 737 Max's flight-control software, which is thought to have contributed to the fatal crashes.
Compared with China, wheat cultivating areas in Pakistan often suffer from drought and high temperatures.
In 2015, it provided auxiliary decision making for the corn drought in Hebei province, paying indemnities of 400 million yuan.
Okonjo-Iweala agreed with other panelists that the world is "moving towards normalization", but at the same time, conditions are "not normal", and she pointed to disruptions at two major canals: The Red Sea crisis is impacting the Suez Canal, while climate change-induced drought is affecting the Panama Canal.
It was no easy task for China to achieve the 650 billion kg goal in 2023 and to guarantee the supply of key agricultural products, as the country had been confronted with adverse weather conditions including floods, drought and prolonged rain in parts of the country.
"I can earn more than 2,000 yuan (about $277.57) a month by planting the pepper," said Luo, who was excited to see how the plant, with strong drought tolerance, developed root system, good water retention ability and high output, has turned local hills green and fattened rural residents' wallets.
The UN estimates that by 2030, as many as 700 million people will be displaced from their homes due to drought.
Among these measures are ramped-up efforts to expand tax and fee incentives and supportive policies to enterprises, offering a "timely rain" to companies facing financial drought.
"Honeysuckle is drought tolerant, easy to care for, and has high economic value," Guo said.
As for the root cause of such an atypical recovery, we think the answer may be in the abnormal shocks to the economy — first the COVID-19, then the Russian-Ukrainian conflict, followed by scorching summer temperatures in China and resulting drought conditions.
China has ramped up its tax and fee incentives and supporting policies to enterprises, a move that has not only offered a "timely rain" to companies in financial drought but also served as a shot in the arm for the economy.
- China has ramped up its tax and fee incentives and supporting policies to enterprises, a move that has not only offered a "timely rain" to companies in financial drought but also served as a shot in the arm for the economy.
Citing the latest July data, experts said China's economy has slowed amid insufficient domestic demand and weakening expectations, and renewed COVID-19 outbreaks and high temperatures and drought in southern China have continued to disrupt power supply as well as industrial and agricultural production in August.
The backdrop to that is the domestic grid will encounter an overall tight balance of power with gaps in some areas due to power-consumption peak and the drought season for hydropower in the country.
""Increased demand from China, along with a supply constraints on corn and soybeans caused by a drought in Brazil, have driven a surge in global food prices, providing a further boost for American farmers," it said.
For example, Ningxia stands out from other regions due to its drought, cold weather and deserts.
"However, drought in Ningxia reduces the need to install dehumidifiers in data centers, which differentiates it from other western regions such as Guizhou province, where the humidity level is high, Xiang said.
The seedlings and trees shipped to Qatar mainly include seven to eight varieties that not only have strong vitality and high temperature and drought resistance, but also sport large crowns and beautiful flowers, he added.
Those shipped to Qatar mainly include seven or eight varieties that not only have strong vitality and high temperature and drought resistance but also have large crowns and beautiful flowers, an executive from the company said.
Last year, Brazil experienced drought and frost during the harvest season, which led to a decline in the output of beans by nearly 20 percent year-on-year, according to Brazilian food supply and statistics agency Conab.
China will ramp up power generation while allocating more energy to areas gripped by scorching temperatures and drought in recent months, said the National Energy Administration.
Additionally, solar power plays a complementary role for the hydropower station as hydropower sees a much better generation capacity during the high flow period in the summer but much less during the drought period in the winter.
Last year, Brazil, the world's largest coffee producing country, experienced extreme weather, including drought and frost, at harvest time.
Last year, Brazil experienced extreme weather conditions of drought and frost at a time when coffee beans got harvested.
"The application of traits that resist pests and tolerate herbicides and drought has improved the competitiveness of genetically modified crops, such as corn and soybean, in production cost, price and quality," Qian Qian, director of the Chinese Academy of Agricultural Sciences' Institute of Crop Sciences, said in an interview with Xinhua News Agency.
中国农业科学院作物科学研究所所长钱前在接受新华社采访时表示：“抗虫、耐除草剂和耐旱等性状的应用已提高了转基因作物（如玉米和大豆）在生产成本、价格和质量方面的竞争力。”
El Salvador, for example, could use a shipyard for building boats needed for industrial-scale fishing, or machinery to capture and channel water for use in areas afflicted by drought, said the minister.
They observe their disease and drought resistance, and productivity, to identify better-performing varieties.
So far, WW-5, a variety of wheat introduced during the year 2017-18, has shown prominent features of rust and drought resistance, as well as a high yield.
He found that the corn varieties from China show strong resistance to diseases and drought.
It has built a team of experts for technical assistance and sent more than 20 experts to developing countries every year to offer training on 11 subjects, including soil and water conservation, water-saving irrigation in drought regions and modern agricultural economics.
More support will be offered to improve the capabilities of flood and drought prevention, optimize the allocation of water resources, and advance the intensive utilization and conservation of water, said the bank.
This, they said, reflects the longest ever tech IPO drought in the US stock market.
China's investment market is witnessing its "coldest winter" with total funds raised falling by 10 percent on a yearly basis to 1.08 trillion yuan ($153 billion) during the first 11 months of this year, with some industry experts opining that the drought is not as bad as predicted.
- China's State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters and the Ministry of Emergency Management organized a video conference on Saturday, calling for precautions against flooding and Typhoon Saola in relevant areas.
Gansu, Xinjiang, and Inner Mongolia should actively fight against drought and ensure drinking water security for residents.
- China's State Council stressed efforts in flood prevention and drought relief at an executive meeting chaired by Premier Li Qiang on Friday.
The meeting stressed the need to put the people and their lives first, enhance preparedness for flood prevention and drought relief work, and take effective measures to defuse hidden dangers in key and vulnerable areas.
Efforts should also be made to distribute drought relief water resources and ensure water security in urban and rural areas, especially for grain production, the meeting said.
The meeting also noted that the current period is a critical time for flood control and drought preparedness.
It was stressed at the meeting that flood control and drought preparedness will be coordinated.
China has activated emergency response measures to guard against flooding in the Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region and ramped up rainstorm and flood control efforts in the Huaihe River basin, according to the State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters on Thursday.
He also called for efforts to coordinate flood control and drought relief work.
In a national survey of flood and drought risks, the ministry combed 97,000 reservoirs, 78,000 flood control sluices, 315,000 kilometers of dikes and 98 flood detention areas.
So far, the flood control situation this year has been tougher than in previous years, said Shang Quanmin, an official with the ministry's department of flood and drought control.
Forecasts show that the country will experience more frequent regional and periodic drought and flooding this year, with an increase in extreme weather events.
The crops he examined in Cangzhou are special varieties tolerant of drought and high alkalinity.
5.5b yuan in subsidies sent to those who suffered losses in quakes, drought, floodsThe central government allocated almost 5.5 billion yuan ($814 million) in disaster relief funds ahead of Spring Festival to help people in difficulties because of natural disasters, according to a media release from the Ministry of Emergency Management on Monday.
The past year saw many people's basic needs affected because of earthquakes, floods and drought.
Another major concern for the work groups is farmers who suffered losses amid the long drought in the Yangtze River Basin in the summer, fall and winter last year.
In Bailuo village in Hubei's Hongan county, the drought resulted in crop failure in almost 67 hectares of rice.
Amid the rare drought in the Yangtze River Basin last year, the complete systems in many of those irrigated areas played key roles in mitigating the impacts of the drought and reducing losses, he said.
"Despite the drought, the basin saw a bumper harvest of grain," he said.