Prolonged periods of drought resulting from China’s 23rd consecutive "warm winter" will pose a serious threat to the country’s crop yields, the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) said in a report published Tuesday. Some regions could experience droughts until the spring, the report said, adding that the warm weather might even continue until summer.

Warm winter ‘major threat’ to crops
Wed, 26 Nov 2008 14:52:00 GMT