The summer of 2013 was the hottest on record in Eastern China. Severe extended heatwaves affected the most populous and economically developed part of China and caused substantial economic and societal impacts. The estimated direct economic losses from the accompanying drought alone total 59 billion RMB. Summer (June–August) mean temperature in the region has increased by 0.82 °C since reliable observations were established in the 1950s, with the five hottest summers all occurring in the twenty-first century. It is challenging to attribute extreme events to causes.
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Links:
[1] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/feature-article/rapid-increase-risk-extreme-summer-heat-eastern-china
[2] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/ying-sun
[3] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/xuebin-zhang
[4] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/author/francis-w-zwiers-et-al
[5] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/journal/nature-climate-change
[6] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/climate-change
[7] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/china
[8] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/global-warming
[9] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/heat-waves
[10] http://admin.indiaenvironmentportal.org.in/category/thesaurus/extreme-weather-events
