China to See More Extreme Weather in 2024
All images: Reuters
All images: Reuters
China is grappling with one of its coldest Decembers on record with some areas in the northeast hitting minus 40 degrees Celsius. China’s north, including the capital Beijing, its surrounding Hebei and Tianjin, Henan, Inner Mongolia, and northeastern provinces Liaoning and Heilongjiang saw their coldest temperatures in December.
China's capital city of Beijing broke its record for hours of sub-zero temperatures in December dating back to 1951.
After being hit with freezing temperatures, China will brace for another scorching heat and more weather extremes next year. A climate expert told state media that 2024 may be hotter and it could also be a year when extreme weather may become more frequent.
More weather extremes are likely to hit China next year due to the El Nino weather phenomenon, the climate expert said. Weather experts predict El Nino could fade between April and June 2024, but as its effects take months to materialise, there could be more temperature records broken next year.
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