CLIMATE change is not directly to blame for the snowstorms sweeping China, according to scientists. They said they were simply an extreme event caused by very cold winter temperatures and a La Nina weather pattern. La Nina has brought moist air over... ...full story at Shanghai Daily
from Shanghai Daily on Thu, Jan 31 2008
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Siberian Cold Weather Front Sweeping China »
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Heavy snowfall is blanketing large parts of China. A cold weather front from Siberia has made temperatures in the north plunge to a deep freeze.
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Experts blame snow disaster on La Nina » Shanghai Daily THE rare prolonged snowstorms and low temperatures that have caused havoc in many parts of China are mainly related to La Nina and abnormal atmospheric circulation, Chinese meteorologists said. The unbalanced precipitation in China this winter greatly... |
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Experts blame China's snow disaster on La Nina, atmospheric circulation » People's Daily The rare prolonged snowstorms and low temperatures that have caused havoc in many parts of China are mainly related to La Nina and abnormal atmospheric circulation, Chinese meteorologists said. The unbalanced precipitation in China ... |
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Egyptian expert: Heavy snow in China connected with La Nina » People's Daily The worst winter weather in 50 years in China's central, southern and eastern regions could be connected to air cyclone change and the La Nina phenomenon, the climatic opposite of El Nino, an Egyptian meteorological official said Monday. ... |
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