A heatwave and severe drought in China have caused Poyang, the country’s largest freshwater lake, to shrink to one-fifth of its original size.
September 16, 2022A heatwave and severe drought in China have caused Poyang, the country’s largest freshwater lake, to shrink to one-fifth of its original size. The lake regulates the flow of the Yangtze River in China’s central Jiangxi province, accommodating floodwaters in the summer. This yea