Death toll from typhoon Wipha rises to five ( 07-09-20 )

The number of fatalities in east China resulting from the impact of typhoon Wipha has risen to five, and three others are missing, according to the Ministry of Civil Affairs.

Typhoons ( 06-11-27 )

Typhoons strike China more frequently than any other country. From May to December, China is vulnerable to typhoons which over the past 30 years have struck China more frequently than any other country---at a rate of 7 a year. By Chinese standards a gale of force 6-7 near the typhoon center is designated as “tropical depression”; a gale of force 8-11 is called a typhoon and a gale above force 12 is a strong typhoon. Striking mainly between July and September---about 80 percent of the annual ...

Earthquake Disasters in 2004 ( 06-08-11 )

In 2004, China had experienced 34 earthquakes at or over the scale of Richter 5, five of which were of Richter scale 6 ~ 7 and the remaining 29 were of Richter 5 ~ 6. Mainland China was hit by 22 earthquakes and Taiwan by12 quakes. 11 of the earthquakes that occurred in the mainland in 2004 caused disasters. The total area affected by the disasters was approximately 20,815 km2. The population affected by the disasters was 950 thousand. 8 people died, 209 heavily injured, and 479 lightly ...

Thunderstorm in 2004 ( 06-08-11 )

Regional thunder strikes appeared in China frequently in 2004. According to statistics from July to December of 2004, some provinces such as Zhejiang, Guangdong, Yunnan, Hebei, Anhui, Jiangsu, Hubei, Sichuan, Shanxi and Xinjiang reported cases of thunder strikes, causing at least 234 deaths. Among them, 17 were hit by thunder and lightning in Linhai of Zhejiang on June 26th. In another case, when some local residents took shelters from the rain at the Fengfeng coal mines in Handan City of Hebei ...

Drought in 2004 ( 06-08-11 )

Eastern part of Inner Mongolia and western part of Northeast China had very little precipitation (snow) from January to the early June in 2004 with total precipitation less than 100 mm, 50% to 80% less than the historical average at the same period. The average regional precipitation was the least since 1951, causing the most severe drought in the region at the same period of the year for the past 50 years. Most parts of South China had seen continuous less precipitation since autumn. The ...

Drought strikes hard in southern China in 2005 ( 06-08-11 )

Floods ravage China's south and east provinces ( 06-08-11 )

Marine Disasters in 2004 ( 06-08-11 )

North China drought: anthropogenic or nature caused? ( 06-08-11 )

Recent Rain Eases Drought in Southern China ( 06-08-11 )

Sand Storm in 2004 ( 06-08-11 )

Storm and Flood in 2004 ( 06-08-11 )

Top 10 Weather and Climate Events in China 2005 ( 06-08-11 )

Typhoon Activities in 2004 Had Eight Main Features ( 06-08-11 )

Typhoon and Tropical Storm in 2004 ( 06-08-11 )