Jin Jiefeng of the International Crane Foundation discusses the impacts, and explains why ecologically friendly fishing methods may benefit both birds and people.
Cracked mud, wind whipping up dust, people searching for stranded fish or clearing up illegally dumped fishing gear. These were the images people saw in the media of Poyang Lake, China’s largest freshwater body, during the drought this summer.
Sustained high temperatures and lack of rainfall caused the lake to enter its dry season 100 days earlier than usual – the earliest since records began in 1951. Water levels dropped to a new low, then fell further in October, the traditional start of the dry season.
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Cracked mud, wind whipping up dust, people searching for stranded fish or clearing up illegally dumped fishing gear. These were the images people saw in the media of Poyang Lake, China’s largest freshwater body, during the drought this summer.
Sustained high temperatures and lack of rainfall caused the lake to enter its dry season 100 days earlier than usual – the earliest since records began in 1951. Water levels dropped to a new low, then fell further in October, the traditional start of the dry season.
https://chinadialogue.net/en/climat...rtc1RS89aLy-6u_xZldvhnj5E4obDtp0IcRcFjhAu2224