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The Cool Down

The Cool Down

Government officials scramble after extreme weather threatens pantry-staple crops: 'It's so expensive'

The Cool Down
Summary
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74% Informative

A deluge that followed a drought in northern China flooded farm fields and destroyed crops this summer .

Some vegetable prices skyrocketed to their highest levels in five years .

China has less than 10% of Earth 's land suitable for or used for growing crops, but it produces one-fourth of the world's grain.

VR Score

68

Informative language

64

Neutral language

9

Article tone

informal

Language

English

Language complexity

46

Offensive language

not offensive

Hate speech

not hateful

Attention-grabbing headline

not detected

Known propaganda techniques

not detected

Time-value

short-lived

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20

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