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<div><font face="Geneva"><b>In Europe</b>, drought conditions expanded
through Central Europe and up to the North Sea. For the second month
in a row, the European Union's crop monitoring service lowered the
corn yield forecast for this year.<b> In Asia</b>, drought continues
throughout central Russia and a ring from the Indian sub-Continent
around eastern China and Mongolia.<b> In China,</b> drought in the
northwestern Gansu Province led to implementation of the
government's level-IV emergency response plan.<b> In Africa,</b>
short-term drought eased slightly in the western part of the continent
while continuing to strongly impact South Africa. In South Africa,
there has been a culling of hippo and buffalo herds due to the poor
condition of vegetation.<b> In North America</b>, drought remains
entrenched along the western coast as well as through New England and
the US Southeast. In the US Northeast, the apple crop has suffered due
to the drought with noticeably smaller fruit produced this year.<b> In
South America</b>, drought continues in Brazil as well as from the
equator down along the Andes. Irrigation water for farms was
restricted in Espirito Santo, where rivers were largely dry. In
Oceania, drought continued nearly unchanged.</font></div>
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<div>https://www.drought.gov/gdm/current-conditions</div>
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