Irish Examiner View: Drought around the world paints a depressing picture

The Chinese are increasingly worried about food production and authorities are deeply concerned about this year’s autumn harvest and in Africa.

People sit in a shallow pool of water in the riverbed of the Jialing River, a tributary of the Yangtze, in southwestern China's Chongqing Municipality. Picture: Mark Schiefelbein/AP.

This year has become the year of the drought.

Global weather conditions have created serious drought conditions in Europe, Central Africa, and China, and brought with it massive implications for agriculture, economic wellbeing, and even national security.