On Thursday, the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) cautioned that because of changes in climate, China is experiencing hotter longer heatwaves and precipitation that is heavy as well as unpredictable with respect to occurrence.
In its yearly climate publication known as “Blue Book,” CMA has indicated that within 30 years, maximum temperatures in the whole country might increase by 1.7-2.8 degrees Celsius (3-5 Fahrenheit) with eastern China and Xinjiang in the northwestern part of the country, which will be affected most.
According to The Blue Book, last year average temperatures across the nation reached new heights resulting in unprecedented levels of glacial retreat and permafrost thawing which took place in the northwest region.
It is often said that among other nations around the world that are most exposed to changeable and extreme weather including rising sea levels than can be considered normal when compared to global averages rates, China also falls into these categories.
When addressing reporters at a press conference Yuan Jiashuang who serves as deputy director of CMA’s National Climate Centre called China a “region sensitive to global climate change” where this influence will be great.
She added that if greenhouse gas emissions go on as usual then for example extreme heat events previously expected once every fifty years may become as frequent as every second year before 2100 plus rains may double while getting more erratic and irregular thus becoming less predictable.
The weather service declared yesterday during its briefing that there will be relative high temperatures across much of China over coming months possibly indicating another summer with extremely hot conditions.
Such regions have been battered for days now causing uprooted trees , many flood related deaths even though northern and central parts have had temperatures breaking records thereby affecting crops plus burdening power grids.
In official data it was revealed that mean temperatures from March to May were their highest since records began in 1961.
Authorities also stated typhoons could strike Chinese mainland between now and the end of July. It is expected that the typhoons will move westward or northwestward, according to forecasts.
In 2012, two powerful typhoons including Doksuri and Haikui made landfall in China causing some areas to experience significant rainfall that broke records thus leading to devastating floods hence a high number of evacuations.
