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in china, a record breaking heatwave is threatening harvests and forcing authorities to cut energy supplies to businesses with demand for electricity soaring. historically low rainfall has left rivers and lakes running low, reducing hydro electric production and triggering four government departments to issue joint warnings. richard forrest reports. this is thejialing river, a tributary of the yangtze, china s longest waterway, snaking 6,300 kilometres across the country. rainfall along this river basin at a record low in august, water levels 50% down on the five year average. the failed rains and falling rivers meaning crops here at a severe threat of failing too. translation: agriculture production has been seriously affected along - the yangtze river region, rice and cotton harvest have been affected. in the south west, corn and soybean crops have also suffered. for areas without irrigation, yields could fall and there s even the risk of entire crop failures. in shanghai, china s bi
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