Dire warnings from China’s first climate change report

Temperatures in China will rise significantly in coming decades and water shortages will worsen, state media said Wednesday, citing the government’s first national assessment of global climate change.

Compared with 2000, the annual average temperature in China will rise by as much as 3.3 degrees Celsius by 2050, the China News Service reported, citing the assessment.

By 2100, average temperatures could soar by as much as six degrees Celsius, according to the news service.

In just over a decade, global warming will start to be felt in the world’s most populous country, as average temperatures will increase by between 1.3 and 2.1 degrees Celsius by 2020.

AFP