Climate change bringing more intense heatwaves and more severe weather events worldwide
PUBLISHED : 2 Jan 2025 at 10: 45
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In July, heavy rains caused by Typhoon Gaemi flooded villages in Hunan province in central China. (Photo: AFP)
BEIJING – Last year was China’s warmest on record, its weather agency said, as the world experiences a surge in extreme weather fuelled by climate change.
China is the leading emitter of the greenhouse gases scientists say are driving global warming, though Beijing has pledged that carbon dioxide emissions will peak by 2030 and be brought to net zero by 2060.
The average national temperature for 2024 was 10.92 degrees Celsius (51.66 Fahrenheit), 1.03 degrees higher than average — “the warmest year since the start of full records in 196
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