China's Shrinking 'Kidney' Lake Lays Bare Growing Climate Challenges

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25 August 2022 13:57 WIB

A view of pagodas on Louxingdun island that usually remain partially submerged under the water of Poyang Lake which is facing low water levels due to a regional drought in Lushan, Jiangxi province, China, August 24, 2022. Normally surrounded by water in August, a pagoda-topped island in China's Poyang Lake is now fully visible, testifying to the dramatic impact of a long drought and heatwave on a vital part of the country's irrigation infrastructure. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

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Grass grows on a dried-up section of Poyang Lake that is facing low water levels due to a regional drought in Lushan, Jiangxi province, China, August 24, 2022. China's biggest freshwater lake, Poyang is known as the "kidney" because of the role it plays in regulating the flow of the Yangtze river in central Jiangxi province, taking on floodwaters in the normally wet summer and then receding dramatically during the dry autumn and winter. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

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A person walks on the embankment of Poyang Lake which exhibits low water levels because of a regional drought in Lushan, Jiangxi province, China, August 24, 2022. This year, as a record heatwave throughout the Yangtze basin stretches beyond 70 days, the lake has shrunk far earlier than usual and is just a fifth of its size of a few months ago. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

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An aerial view shows a grounded ship near Louxingdun island in Poyang Lake which exhibits low water levels because of a regional drought in Lushan, Jiangxi province, China, August 24, 2022. Poyang's hydrological functions have also been eroded over the years by sand mining and the construction of the Three Gorges and other large-scale dams upstream. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

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A man stands on Louxingdun island that usually remains partially submerged under the water of Poyang Lake which is facing low water levels due to a regional drought in Lushan, Jiangxi province, China, August 24, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

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An aerial view shows pagodas on Louxingdun island that usually remain partially submerged in the water of Poyang Lake which is facing low water levels due to a regional drought in Lushan, Jiangxi province, China, August 24, 2022. REUTERS/Thomas Peter

25 Agustus 2022 00:00 WIB