From Reuters:
Global warming threatens to intensify natural disasters and water shortages across China, driving down the country’s food output, the Chinese government has warned, even as its seeks to tame energy consumption.
A forthcoming official assessment of the effects of global climate change on China will warn of worsening drought in northern China and increasing “extreme weather events”, according to the Ministry of Science and Technology’s Web site on Wednesday.
A deputy director of the National Climate Center, Luo Yong, was blunt about the risks for China’s food production.[Full Text]
