While we pay attention to drought here in the US, it is also occurring in other places. One of the worst hit countries this year has been Taiwan, where some reservoirs hold only 7 percent of their usual capacity due to lack of rain from typhoons and the typical rainy season. This has caused the government to completely shut down irrigation of crops to preserve the computer chip industry, which provides a significant percentage of the computer chips used around the world. Some farmers have responded by switching to crops which use less water like watermelons, but others have just let their fields lie fallow this year with no farming opportunities in sight. You can read more here.
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