China is experiencing a rate of global warming that exceeds the global average, alongside an increase in extreme weather events, according to a report released on Friday by the Chinese Meteorological Administration.
Since the 1990s, the Chinese territory has warmed more rapidly than the planetary average, the report notes, observing that the average annual temperature recorded by the Asian country and the rise in coastal sea levels reached historical highs in 2024.
Extreme climatic events have intensified in China between 1961 and 2024, with a surge in episodes of intense heat and heavy precipitation, the same source states.
It adds that the global sea level along the Chinese coastline is rising at an accelerated pace, while glaciers in the western part of the country are melting more rapidly.
Globally, climate change persists, with surface temperature reaching its highest level in 2024 since records began in 1850.
“This increase in temperatures is attributed to human activities, primarily greenhouse gas emissions, and natural variations in climatic systems such as the El Niño phenomenon,” explained Xiao Chan, deputy director of the Chinese Climate Center.