China Reels From Floods and a Bruising Heat Wave
Heavy rains and heat waves have affected parts of China and the Asia Pacific region this week. More of the same was in the forecast.
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Heavy rains and heat waves have affected parts of China and the Asia Pacific region this week. More of the same was in the forecast.
This summer’s forecast is similar to that of last year, when the nation saw its heaviest rainfall in eight decades and at least nine people died.
High-altitude regions will get more extreme rain than previously thought, making floods and landslides more likely, a study finds.
In some of the nation’s most populous areas, hazardous storms can dump significantly more water than previously believed, new calculations show.
The governor of Rio Grande do Sul said it was a priority “to find the missing and save people who may still be stranded by the floods.”
Officials said that western portions of the country appeared to be the most affected by the flooding caused by heavy rain over the weekend.
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