According to a senior climate expert from China, the country, which has been experiencing one of its coldest Decembers on record, may face another period of intense heat and increased extreme weather next year due to the El Nino weather phenomenon.
China has witnessed a fluctuation in temperatures this year, ranging from some of the highest temperatures recorded since 1850 to a severe cold snap that caused significant freezing across various regions for nearly two weeks earlier this month.
Zhou Bing, the chief expert at China's National Climate Center, stated that "2024 may be hotter, and it could also be a year when extreme weather may become more frequent and powerful," as reported by broadcaster CCTV.
During the previous summer, Beijing endured record-breaking heat, while a remote township in the dry northwest of the country experienced a day with a temperature of 52 degrees Celsius, the highest recorded in China. Additionally, typhoons resulted in unprecedented rainfall in the northern parts of the country, leading to flooding.
El Nino refers to a phenomenon that occurs every two to seven years when the waters near the equator in the Pacific become warmer than usual, resulting in heavy rainfall, storms, or droughts in various regions worldwide.
This year's El Nino began in June and has caused new temperature records to be set globally. Weather experts predict that El Nino could weaken between April and June, but since its effects take months to manifest, there is a possibility of more temperature records being broken in 2024.
中国为2024年的天气动荡做好准备
中國一位高級氣候專家表示，由於厄爾尼諾氣候現象的影響，中國將可能在明年再度面臨炎熱天氣和極端天氣的增加。近期，中國正在經歷有史以來最寒冷的12月之一。
今年中國的氣溫變化很大，從1850年以來的最高溫度到本月初持續了近兩週的嚴寒天氣。
中國國家氣候中心的專家周冰在中央電視台的報導中表示：“2024年可能更加炎熱，極端天氣也可能變得更加頻繁和嚴重。”
今年夏天，北京經歷了創紀錄的高溫，而中國西北部一個偏遠鄉鎮的氣溫達到了攝氏52度，創下了中國的最高紀錄。此外，颱風也給北方地區帶來了破紀錄的降雨，導致水災。
厄爾尼諾是指每隔兩到七年，在太平洋赤道附近的水域比平常更暖，從而導致世界各地出現大雨、暴風或乾旱等極端天氣現象。
今年的厄爾尼諾現象始於6月，全球各地創下了新的溫度記錄。氣象專家預測，厄爾尼諾現象可能在4月至6月間減弱，但由於其影響需要數月才能體現出來，因此在2024年可能還會有更多的溫度紀錄被打破。
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