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In August, the weather reached 43.5 °C in Gao County, 43.4 °C in Jianyang and Zigong, 41 °C in Mianyang, 34.9 °C in Chongqing at night, and 45 °C in Beibei. [ 12 ] [ 13 ] On 18 August, it was reported that silver iodide was used to form clouds in Anhui and other provinces. [ 14 ]
This category includes historic weather events which have occurred in China. This category includes floods caused by rain, but not floods caused simply by dam failures. For non-weather related events, see Category:Disasters in China
The 2008 Chinese winter storms (2008年中国雪灾、2008年中国南方雪灾) were a series of winter storm events that affected large portions of southern and central China, where it does not usually snow severely or extensively, starting from 25 January 2008, until 6 February 2008.
China had its hottest month in observed modern history in July, Chinese state media reported, mirroring record hot weather seen around the world last month. Temperatures averaged 23.21 degrees ...
BEIJING (Reuters) -Dramatic swings between extreme heat and intense rainfall are testing China's ability to cope with increasingly wild weather, as high temperatures challenge power grids and ...
Treacherous heatwaves are becoming the norm in China as experts blame global climate changes for extreme weather conditions across the world. "It's so hot and I am sweating all the time," said Li ...
The summer was also characterized by extreme cyclonic activity. In July of that year alone, nine cyclones hit the region, which was significantly above the average of two per year. [8] Four weather stations along the Yangtze River reported rain totalling over 600 mm (24 in) for the month. [8]
A major drought in 2001 resulted in China losing 6.4 billion U.S. dollars of crops as well as reducing water supply for “33 million rural people and 22 million livestock.” [35] There may be a big impact on the spatial and temporal distribution in China's water resources, increasing extreme weather events and natural disasters. [29]