ByLaura He, CNN

Updated 2:45 PM EDT, Fri June 2, 2023

https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/02/business-food/china-animals-crops-extreme-weather-intl-hnk/index.html

Barren lands show impact of Spain’s record-breaking heat

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With parts of China experiencingrecord high temperaturesand heavy rains, reports of farm animals and crops suffering from extreme weather patterns are dominating headlines in the country, raising concerns about food security in the world’s second largest economy.

China experienced itsworst heat wave and droughtin decades during the summer of 2022, which caused widespreadpower shortagesand disrupted food and industrial supply chains. This year, extreme heat has ravaged many parts of the country even earlier than last year.

Pigs, rabbits and fish have been dying from the searing temperatures, and wheat fields in central China have been flooded by the heaviest rainfall in a decade. Meanwhile, officials are worried that drought could hit the Yangtze River basin, China’s main…