Seven provinces and cities, including Beijing, Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou, and Yunnan, will experience heavy rains, which will make the flooding worse. Heavy rainfall will continue to hit southern China for the first half of July, following continuous rainstorms in some of the country's regions since June 2 that have caused big losses of life and economic damage, according to meteorological and emergency management agencies. China Raises Emergency Level as Heavy Rainfall Triggers Floods Across Country. You may click on “Your Choices” below to learn about and use cookie management tools to limit use of cookies when you visit NPR’s sites. Heavy downpour will lash northern Jiangxi, northeastern Hunan, and central and northern Sichuan Basin. “Heavy rainfall may be the first step in a chain of disasters,” he was quoted as saying on the bureau’s website. Accessed July 22, 2020. Heavy seasonal rainfall has caused the worst flooding in decades across China's interior, forcing officials at the Three Gorges Dam to open all 10 spillways for the first time since it was built. Heavy rainfall will move into North China in the next 30 days while continuous rainstorms that hit and flooded southern parts will subside, according to the China Meteorological Administration. Eos (2020, June 25) Evolution of the Asian Monsoon. Rain-triggered floods swamp homes and farmlands in Guangxi, Hunan, and Guangdong provinces. China 11:49, 18-Aug-2020 Sichuan braces for worst flooding in seven decades, at highest alert. Local authorities in Sichuan Province, China , report that 1 person was killed and at least 3 remain missing after heavy rainfall from 16 June, 2020. This photo, taken on June 7, 2020, shows submerged streets and inundated buildings after heavy rain caused flooding in Yangshuo, in China's southern Guangxi region. Persistent strong precipitation events in many regions of China resulted in severe flooding disasters in the just passed summer of 2020. China to brace for heavy rainfall Source: Xinhua| 2020-05-08 22:15:23|Editor: huaxia. Rain in areas south of the Yangtze River will be reduced by 20 to 50 percent. China, which is sensitive to such changes, has seen its number of rainy days increase by 3.9 percent every decade since 1960. It is evident that this underdeveloped city, Nanning, is also undergoing a considerable urbanization process. Heavy rainfall lumbering along the middle and lower reaches of the Yangtze River for a long time is expected to start moving north on Wednesday, bringing thunderstorms, high winds and … Written By. Unusually intense rainfall has swept away buildings and ruined homes in southern China, affecting about 15 million residents. Rain sounds can help ease anxiety & reduce stress. Heavy rainfall in southern China From 08:00 on October 14 to 08:00 on the 15th, there were heavy rainstorms in parts of southern Guangxi, most of Guangxi and Hainan Island. By LI HONGYANG | Warm-sector heavy rainfall (WSHR) is a type of rainstorm proposed by Chinese meteorologists that had been found to only occur in South China. Heavy seasonal rainfall has caused the worst flooding in decades across China's interior, forcing officials at the Three Gorges Dam to open all 10 spillways for the first time since it was built. Heavy rainfall has caused flooding in many areas of Huangshan city, which governs the county, according to the local government. There will be severe convective weather like short-range heavy rainfall. BEIJING, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese meteorological authorities said Friday that parts of south China would brace for severe convection weather over the next few days. Copied . Warm-sector heavy rainfall (WSHR) is a type of rainstorm proposed by Chinese meteorologists that had been found to only occur in South China. Heavy rainfall in southern China affects millions. The duration of rainfall events initialized in daily cycle are analyzed based on the hourly rainfall intensity. By Monday, the sustained rainstorms had affected 38.7 million people across the country, with 141 people missing or dead, and had damaged about 29,000 houses, according to the latest national data available from the Ministry of Emergency Management. If you click “Agree and Continue” below, you acknowledge that your cookie choices in those tools will be respected and that you otherwise agree to the use of cookies on NPR’s sites. This year's national average rainfall of 616 mm (24 inches) is 13% more than the same period in 2019, setting the record for second-highest since 1961. 00:39 Southwest China's Sichuan Province on Tuesday morning raised the emergency response for flood control to Level I, … The flooding season had just ended in China. “Heavy rainfall may be the first step in a chain of disasters,” he was quoted as saying on the bureau’s website. Flooding in Port Harcourt after heavy rainfall By Dirisu Yakubu. Some of the above areas are accompanied by short-term heavy precipitation (the maximum hourly rainfall is 20-30 mm, and the … This kind of monsoonal rainfall change induced by El Niño, however, is not always the same due to El Niño diversity and mean state change. Heavy rainfall has triggered severe flooding in China’s southern and eastern regions. See details. Seven provinces and cities, including Beijing, Sichuan, Chongqing, Guizhou, and Yunnan, will experience heavy rains, which will make the flooding worse. However, the China Meteorological Administration forecasted that the combined influence of cold and warm air will cause 20 to 50 mm of heavy rainfall in the coming weeks. 1. Follow China.org.cn on Twitter and Facebook to join the conversation. Wang Zhihua, deputy head of the disaster relief and public service department of the administration, said that from July 20, there will be more rainfall in northern regions. Mon 13 Jul 2020 03:36:40 GMT. People are seen on a makeshift raft in a flooded village following heavy rainfall in Huangshan, Anhui province, China. Rain-triggered floods swamp homes and farmlands in Guangxi, Hunan, and Guangdong provinces. Rains and floods extended to central and eastern China during July and were described as the worst since at least 1998.. Heavy rainfall in South China is approaching the end The heavy precipitation in southern China tended to end, but during the day of the 22nd, there were still heavy rains along the southern coast of southern China, with local heavy rains accompanied by strong convective weather such as … media caption China's flood response alert has been raised to the second highest level China has raised the flood alert level on a river in the east of the country after days of heavy rainfall. 0 Comment(s) Print E-mail Xinhua, July 21, 2020 Adjust font size: Heavy rainfall wreaks havoc in central China province, disrupting lives of millions - China.org.cn Heavy rainfall in China - 433 rivers have flooded . News/Kyoto Commitment; Published: 22 October 2020 Successful disaster management of the July 2020 Shaziba landslide triggered by heavy rainfall in Mazhe Village, Enshi City, Hubei Province, China "Since June, the subtropical high has been stronger than in previous years, a result of an unusually warmer North Indian Ocean. Associated Press Television News . Reuters (2020, July 22) Thousands evacuated in China after floods threaten villages. REUTERS/Aly Song 15 Jul 2020 08:02PM He said that global warming leads to frequent occurrences of extreme weather and climate changes. As cold air from the poles encounter warm moist air in the western Pacific, heavy rains are expected to hit Beijing-Tianjin-Hebei region in North China on Wednesday. This information is shared with social media, sponsorship, analytics, and other vendors or service providers. A heavy rainfall hit Tunis on Sunday, causing traffic jams in many sections in the city. Line 13 of Guangzhou Metro was shut down due to floodwater flowing into the subway tunnel. From June 1 to July 14, the average precipitation in the south reached 344 millimeters, the sixth highest during the same period since 1961. 2020-07-28 15:06:12 chinadaily.com.cn Editor : Li Yan ECNS App Download. NASA Earth Observatory (2020, July 17) Poyang Lake Extremes. The inland heavy rainfall is closely related to both the SLLJ and BLJ, especially their meridional wind components. From Friday night to Sunday, moderate to heavy rain and even rainstorms would hit northwest and southwest parts of China, regions south of … He said that the main rain belt will gradually move to the Yellow and Huaihe rivers, North China and then the northeast, raising precipitation in these areas by 20 to 50 percent more than the past month. The 2020 summer monsoon season has delivered historic amounts of rain to China. Since early June 2020, heavy rains caused by the regional rainy season led to floods severely affecting large areas of southern China including the Yangtze basin and its tributaries. A river in Rongchang district of Southwest China's Chongqing rises to an alarming level due to downpours on July 15, 2020. Updated: 2020-07-16 07:29. From 08:00 on October 14 to 08:00 on the 15th, there were heavy rainstorms in parts of southern Guangxi, most of Guangxi and Hainan Island. Heavy rain and flooding continues to affect wide areas of China, in particular southern and central provinces. Over 8 million people have been affected by floods in the country since late May. News/Kyoto Commitment; Published: 22 October 2020 Successful disaster management of the July 2020 Shaziba landslide triggered by heavy rainfall in Mazhe Village, Enshi City, Hubei Province, China Meanwhile, cold air in the north, which has been relatively frequent, met warm air in the south, resulting in frequent and continuous heavy rainfall," he said. Last Updated: 14th June, 2020 12:04 IST Heavy Rainfall Causes Flooding In Central China Millions have been affected by the heavy rains in Chongqing, Guangxi, Anhui, and other provinces since they started June 2, with hundreds of thousands of people evacuated. The more intense cold or quasi‐stationary front, low‐level vortex, or shear line accompanied by the stronger geostrophic southerly winds within both jets over inland and coastal south China is, the more rainfall over the inland region is favored. [Photo/Xinhua] Heavy rainfall will move into North China in the next 30 days while continuous rainstorms that hit and flooded southern parts will subside, according to the China Meteorological Administration. For the next 10 days, the inactive low-pressure system in the tropical region will lessen the likelihood of a typhoon landing on the Chinese mainland. East China has experienced positive precipitation anomalies in post-El Niño summers, mainly in the Yangtze-Huaihe River Valley. Since June, unusually strong, stationary weather systems have produced frequent storms and heavy rainfall in major river basins in central, southwestern, and northeastern China. Millions in southern China face floods caused by heavy rains. A river in Rongchang district of Southwest China's Chongqing rises to an alarming level due to downpours on July 15, 2020. Among them, there was heavy rain (100-150 mm) along the coast of southwestern Guangxi. At 11:00 a.m. on 8 June, roads and farmland in Lianxin Village of Linjiang Town [ zh] in Heyuan were engulfed by floods. For each type of rainfall events, the rainfall durations γ i (t) is validated when the hourly rainfall P i reaches the thresholds from 0 to 30 mm⋅h −1 at 5 mm⋅h −1 interval. China floods: 100,000 on Yangtze evacuated, Leshan Buddha at risk. The wet season has arrived in a disastrous way in China as days of heavy rain have triggered dangerous flooding, forcing hundreds of thousands to … By September, news outlets reported that t East China has experienced positive precipitation anomalies in post-El Niño summers, mainly in the Yangtze-Huaihe River Valley. The Guardian (2020, July 20) Flooding in Assam and Nepal kills hundreds and displaces millions. Cutting-edge technologies make flood prevention smarter, Chinese state councilor stresses all-out flood relief efforts, Chang'e 5 makes 1st moon-Earth transfer injection maneuver, World watches as Britain probes allergy risk, Virus left global trail before COVID cases, Italy traces virus back to December last year, new study reports, Let's hope Biden fixes blunders of predecessor, It's a hard choice to make for elderly people, Good deed warms hands and hearts in chilly winter. (cnsphoto via REUTERS. (Image credit: NASA Worldview) Torrential June downpours inundating southeast China have triggered destructive floods, leaving 63 people dead or missing and causing at least $2.9 billion in damage, according to the China Ministry of Emergency Management. (Cover: A downpour in Sanya City, south China's Hainan Province, August 1, 2020. 1. The China Meteorological Administration says that until 11 July, rainstorms will still reign over Southwest China, South of the Yangtze River Region, Jianghan Region, and Jianghuai Region, and then move northwards. In this study, urbanization in a city of southwestern China, Nanning, and its impact on a heavy rainfall event occurred in July 2009 are discussed based on data analyses and modeling studies. You can adjust your cookie choices in those tools at any time. Accessed September 24, 2020. Heavy rains in southern Japan left 18 people dead, while 14 were missing, as flooding and mudslides trapped some residents, a Kumamoto prefectural government official said on Sunday. CHINA DAILY | Heavy rainfall in China expected to move north . BEIJING, May 8 (Xinhua) -- Chinese meteorological authorities said Friday that parts of south China would brace for severe convection weather over the next few days. [Photo/Xinhua] [Photo/Xinhua] Heavy rainfall will move into North China in the next 30 days while continuous rainstorms that hit and flooded southern parts will subside, according to the China Meteorological Administration. Heavy rainfall lumbering along the middle and lower reaches of … Since June, seven bouts of heavy rainstorms hit about 64 percent of counties in South China. Mountainside Collapses in China After Heavy Rainfall Duration: 00:36 7/1/2020 Watch this terrifying footage of a mountainside collapsing in China after heavy rainfall Last Updated: 12th June, 2020 14:07 IST Heavy Rainfall Causes Flooding In Southern China Heavy rains have continued to batter southern China, causing riverbanks to burst, inundating homes and flooding farmlands, state media reported. SUMMER PERSISTENT HEAVY RAINFALL IN CENTRAL WESTERN CHINA Wenxia Zhang, Wei Li, Lianhua Zhu, YuanYuan Ma, LinYun Yang, Fraser C. Lott, Chunxiang Li, siYan Dong, siMon F. B. tett, BuWen Dong, anD Ying sun D uring mid-June to mid-July 2018, parts of Sichuan, Gansu, and Shaanxi provinces in China were affected by a persistent heavy rainfall event. The hourly intensity will reach 30-50mm. Last Updated: 12th June, 2020 14:07 IST Heavy Rainfall Causes Flooding In Southern China Heavy rains have continued to batter southern China, causing riverbanks to burst, inundating homes and flooding farmlands, state media reported. The more intense cold or quasi‐stationary front, low‐level vortex, or shear line accompanied by the stronger geostrophic southerly winds within both jets over inland and coastal south China is, the more rainfall over the inland region is favored. Heavy plum rain to return to already soaked central, southern China this week Maura Kelly 6/21/2020 Dr. Fauci Says Some Places 'Better Hold Off' on Thanksgiving Celebrations CGTN is not responsible for any of the translations. But rare studies pay attention to the urbanization effect induced by an underdeveloped city in western China. Sediment from torrential rains in southeast China is seen flowing into the ocean near Hong Kong on June 12, 2020. By Kasha Patel, NASA Earth Observatory November 1, 2020 October 25, 2020 The 2020 summer monsoon season has delivered historic amounts of rain to China. Pakistan Meteorological … China has seen 21 large-scale floods in 2020, 1.6 times more than that of past years, hitting a record since 1998. China News Service, October 14 According to the website of the Central Meteorological Observatory, the 16th typhoon "Nangka" made landfall on the coast of Qionghai City, Hainan Province at around 7:20 pm yesterday (13th). Heavy rainfall in southern China affects millions. Since June, unusually strong, stationary weather systems have produced frequent storms and heavy rainfall in major river basins in central, southwestern, and northeastern China. Accessed July 22, 2020. This kind of monsoonal rainfall change induced by El Niño, however, is not always the same due to El Niño diversity and mean state change. The inland heavy rainfall is closely related to both the SLLJ and BLJ, especially their meridional wind components. He added that for the next month, three or four typhoons are expected to be generated in the Northwest Pacific and the South China Sea, fewer than the five typhoons during the same period in previous years. Sound of Heavy Rain for 10 hours in 4K Ultra HD for insomnia and Sleep. Floodlist (2020, August 26) Pakistan-Severe Floods and Landslides in Sindh Province After Days of Heavy Rainfall. However, the China Meteorological Administration forecasted that the combined influence of cold and warm air will cause 20 to 50 mm of heavy rainfall in the coming weeks. On 22 May, the largest one hour rainfall in 2020 in China is Huangpu Bridge of Guangzhou, 168-millimetre (6.6 in). NPR’s sites use cookies, similar tracking and storage technologies, and information about the device you use to access our sites (together, “cookies”) to enhance your viewing, listening and user experience, personalize content, personalize messages from NPR’s sponsors, provide social media features, and analyze NPR’s traffic. According to the administration, the rain belt will move northward in mid-July and hover over northern parts of the country for the first half of August. The latest monitoring from the administration's remote sensing satellite showed that coverage of the main parts and surrounding waters of Poyang Lake in Jiangxi province, where the flood situation is one of the most urgent, has reached 4,403 square kilometers, the largest since 2010 and 25 percent larger than the average size during the same period in previous years. 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