China Warns of More Floods, Extreme Weather After Weeks of Chaos
- Beijing, Tianjin may see floods in August, officials say
- China was hit by deadly floods and a typhoon in July
Rescuers evacuate residents from a flooded area in Yangzhou, in China's eastern Jiangsu province, on July 28.
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China can expect to see more extreme weather events amid climate change, officials said, after severe flooding and a typhoon dealt the country a double blow over the past weeks.
“Against the backdrop of climate change, the environments in which extreme weather events are happening are all changing to a different degree,” China Meteorological Administration spokesman Wang Zhihua said. “The new climate norm means that current record-setting events will become something that happens frequently.”