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Egyptian expert: Heavy snow in China connected with La Nina

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. ... ...full story at People's Daily

from People's Daily on Tue, Feb 05 2008

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12 Feb 08 visit WMO: La Nina may be partial cause of S China's freeze-up  »  People's Daily The current La Nina weather phenomenon may just be a partial cause of south China's freeze-up at the start of 2008, said the United Nations World Meteorological Organization (WMO) Monday. The latest La Nina pattern, which began in t ...
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04 Feb 08 visit Fog to envelop snow-hit regions  »  Shanghai Daily CHINA'S worst weather crisis may not be over as a round of dense fog is expected to hit central, southern and eastern parts of the country today, causing more difficulties in restoring transportation networks partially paralyzed after heavy snowfalls. ...
07 Jan 10 visit Winter weather warning  »  Shanghai Daily ANOTHER strong cold wave is expected to hit China's central, eastern and southern regions from today to next Tuesday, bringing snowstorms and plummeting temperatures, China's Central Meteorological Station said yesterday. ...
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