Soaring temperatures and scant rain that have stunted agricultural output and killed livestock in southern China are now threatening autumn harvests.
Heat ravages 3.2m hectares of land and 580,000 large livestock across 10 regions
Harvested crops dry in a field outside the city of Jiujiang in Jiangxi Province, China on Aug. 27. © Reuters
Soaring temperatures and scant rain that have stunted agricultural output and killed livestock in southern China are now threatening autumn harvests.