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China sees highest number of significant floods since records began



So far this year officials warnings have been issued for 25 floods, and China is only halfway through its peak flood seasonHalfway through the peak flood season, China has already experienced the highest number of significant floods since record keeping began in 1998, and the hottest July since 1961, authorities said on Friday.This year so far it has recorded 25 “numbered” events, which the Chinese Ministry of Water Resources defined as having water levels that prompt an official warning or are measured at a magnitude of a “once in two to five years” event. Continue reading…



Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/world/article/2024/aug/02/china-flooding-record-weather

Author : Helen Davidson in Taipei

Publish date : 2024-08-02 08:01:20

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