Friday, December 22, 2006

China Warmest in 134 Years

First we have snowless situation in the Swiss Alps and now China is experiencing the warmest winter since 1873. Whats next? Show in Malaysia?

Protects planet earth, this is the only home we have.


Shanghai reported an average temperature of 18.2 degrees centigrade in its urban areas this year, the warmest year since it started to record weather information in 1873.


The temperature is 0.1 of a degree centigrade higher than the last record in 2004, a source with the municipal meteorological bureau said on Saturday.

The bureau said the city recorded 17.5 degrees centigrade on average this year, the warmest year since Shanghai set the first meteorological observatory in its suburban areas in 1961.

Shanghai experienced its warmest autumn in 55 years this year, with the average temperature reaching 20.8 degrees centigrade between September and November.

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