China Battles Worsening Drought.

This article reports on the emergency orders made by Chinese leaders to deal with one of the worst droughts to hit the country in decades. The drought is threatening to destroy about a fifth of the country's wheat harvest and millions of livestock. Chinese President Hun Jintao and President Wen Jiabao has tasked the State Council to do all it can to combat the drought. The Chinese government has allocated $44 million in emergency funds to help fight the water shortage and it also has already earmarked $14 million.