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  2. 2021 Henan floods - Wikipedia

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    The subtropical high (system of high atmospheric pressure) in the western Pacific as well as the continental high-pressure area in the Sea of Japan and inland Northwest China contributed to the continuous rainfall in the province. In addition, weak upper-level winds, normal for the summer in the region, made it so the storm barely moved locations.

  3. Category:Weather events in China - Wikipedia

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    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

  4. 2022 China heat wave - Wikipedia

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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 ]

  5. Summer of devastating floods shows steep challenge for China ...

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    China’s government has mounted a top-down effort to revamp how the country responds to extreme weather in recent years after 2021 floods in Henan’s Zhengzhou killed more than 300 people. And ...

  6. Floods swamp southern China, spark extreme weather fears - AOL

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    Weather events in China have become more intense and unpredictable because of global warming, scientists say, with record-breaking rainfall and drought assailing the world's second-largest economy ...

  7. Great Flood (China) - Wikipedia

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    Another distinct motif of the myth of the Great Flood of China is an emphasis on the heroic and praiseworthy efforts to mitigate the disaster; [6] flooding is alleviated by constructing dikes and dams (such as the efforts of Gun), digging canals (as devised by Yu the Great), widening or deepening existing channels, and teaching these skills to ...

  8. Environment of China - Wikipedia

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    China has vast mineral reserves, [3] a significant earthquake risk in its western regions and rare isolated active volcanoes throughout the country. [4] Many geological concepts were discovered very early in China's history. However, it was not until the adoption of European natural science in the late 19th century that geology became a science ...

  9. 21 die in extreme weather in China ultramarathon - AOL

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    Twenty-one people running a mountain ultramarathon have died in northwestern China after hail, freezing rain and gale-force winds hit the high-altitude race, state media reported Sunday. Twenty ...