The AP reported that according to the head of the energy crisis task force, northeastern Brazil might face rolling blackouts beginning in July because of a shortage of hydroelectric power. The drought has reportedly caused many reservoirs to reach record low levels, and thus the mainly hydroelectric driven power network is not able to keep pace with the demand from the expanding economy.
Smoke is visible streaming from Quebec, Canada into New England and over the Atlantic Ocean.
Originating from a fire in Alberta, Canada, the stream of smoke has been transported around an upper level ridge across the Canadian heartland. The drought has reportedly affected at least 2.93 million hectares of cops and caused a shortage of water for more than 2 million people and some 430,000 head of livestock in Shangdong Province, which is a major grain producer. In Henan province, the local people are experiencing the driest weather in approximately 20 years, and nearly 1.8 million people and 510,000 head of livestock are short on drinking water. A green alert is reportedly a preventive measure intended to allow emergency institutions and organizations to prepare to deal with any contingency. Many parts of the Salvadoran capital were flooded on the 31st by heavy rains that fell in the afternoon, and the first downpours of the rainy season reportedly killed 2 individuals in San Salvador a week ago.