Summer 2022
Many parts of the Northern Hemisphere suffer from high temperatures and droughts
Throughout East Asia, Europe and North America
High temperatures and little rain make some countries in Europe
Precipitation fell below record levels
Several major waterways continue to become shallower
The Rhine is known as the "Artery of Transport in Europe"
It carries nearly 80% of Germany's inland shipping volume
Affected by continuous high temperature and dry weather
Water levels have dropped in many sections of the river in Germany
As a result, the volume of shipping on the Rhine has decreased significantly
In the Po region of Italy
Rice paddies dried up
Part of the riverbed is exposed
Farmland on both sides of the strait is earthy yellow due to the impact of water shortage
Affected by high temperature and low rain
Less than 40% of the water stored in Spain's national reservoirs
Below the average of around 60 percent in a decade
Western United States
Lake Mead, the largest reservoir in the United States that supplies water to 25 million people
The water level dropped significantly
The river channel narrows
The riverbanks are getting higher and higher
The lake bed is bare
In East Asia
Persistently high temperatures and little rain have affected China's Yangtze River Basin
Since July this year
Drought is developing rapidly
As the water level continues to rise
The area around the village of Rohozhou in the heart of the Yangtze River reveals a beach at the bottom of the river
Poyang Lake, a lake in the Yangtze River Basin
The water falls out of the beach
Forming a vast wetland grass island
Located in the Horn of Africa in eastern Africa
2022 also experienced its worst drought in a decade
The Juba River, the main river in Somalia
The water level hit a new low since 1957
Between February and April 2022
The river channel is almost dry
Water resources are decreasing
As a result, food production in some areas has fallen by 60 to 70 percent.
Some 18.4 million people face severe food supply uncertainties
As climate change intensifies
Extreme heat can be frequent
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