China is experiencing an acceleration of climate warming that exceeds the global average, coupled with an increase in extreme weather events, according to a report published on Friday by the Chinese Meteorological Administration.
Since the 1990s, Chinese territory has been warming faster than the global average, the report notes, stating that the average annual temperature recorded by the Asian country and the rise in coastal sea levels reached historical records in 2024.
Extreme weather events have intensified between 1961 and 2024 in China, with a resurgence of heatwaves and heavy rainfall episodes, the same source claims.
It adds that the global sea level along the Chinese coast is rising at an accelerated pace, while glaciers in the western part of the country are melting increasingly quickly.
Globally, climate warming continues with a surface temperature reaching its highest level in 2024 since records began in 1850.
“This rise in temperatures is attributed to human activities, primarily greenhouse gas emissions, and natural variations in climate systems such as the El Niño weather phenomenon,” explained Xiao Chan, deputy director of the Chinese Climate Center.