Analysis on characteristics and situation of drought disasters during past 60 years in China
Based on the data of the droughts and relevant disasters occured from 1949 to 2007 in China, the characteristics and spatio-temporal distribution of the drought and drought disaster are discussed, and then the drought situation in China is also investigated through comparing the occurring and developing laws of the droughts between the two periods (from 1949 to 1979 and from 1980 to 2007). The changing and developing trend of the drought in China under the impacts of both the increase of the water demand due to the fast development of national economy and the global climate warming is analyzed as well.