Posted on 07/17/2013 8:55:10 PM PDT by TexGrill
China is expected to face serious flood control challenges in the next 30 days as it heads into flood season.
The State Flood Control and Drought Relief Headquarters said on Wednesday that this year's flood season will run from about July 15 to Aug 15.
Heavy rainfall is expected in northern and southwestern China, causing severe flooding in many major rivers, such as the upper reaches of the Yangtze, Haihe, Yellow, Songhua and Liaohe rivers.
According to the National Meteorological Center, Gansu, Shaanxi, Sichuan, Henan and Guangdong provinces will see 24-hour rainfall with some areas receiving 100 to 200 mm of rain.
Sichuan will be in the height of its rainy season over the next few months, possibly bringing more chaos to the already battered province.
"Since most of the same parts of Sichuan province will be hit again with heavy rainfall, severe floods, flash floods and mudslides are likely," said Liu Zhiyu, a Ministry of Water Resources official.
Last week, rain-triggered floods and a severe landslide left 58 people dead and another 175 missing in the province, according to the flood control headquarters.
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Well we better get moving on a global solution to these global weather problems. A global tax would be fine.
Agreed. I'd also be willing to receive thousands of "climate refugees" in my town. We should do so quickly, before the climate actually changes.
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