Thursday, January 14, 2021

Global warming hits Asia, Part 6

Recent reports of severe cold snap this year.

Jan. 13, 2021: Srinagar, Kashmir, -7.8 C, lowest in 8 years,
https://kashmirobserver.net/2021/01/13/srinagar-records-seasons-coldest-night-at-minus-7-8-deg-c/.

Jan. 12, 2021: 
(1) Cambodia cold snap, northern mountain provinces min. 11-13 C,
https://cne.wtf/2021/01/12/temperatures-drop-cold-snap-latest/.

(2) Japan, Electricity in short supply due to unseasonably cold winter, 
https://asia.nikkei.com/Business/Energy/Japan-scrambles-to-avoid-blackout-as-cold-wave-grips-East-Asia.

Jan. 11, 2021: Vietnam, northern provinces, snow-capped mountains, 
https://e.vnexpress.net/news/news/vietnamese-amazed-at-snow-capped-northern-mountains-4219248.html

Jan. 8, 2021: 
1. Seoul, -18.6 C, lowest since 1986, https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/nation/2021/01/281_302154.html

2. Beijing, -19.6 C, lowest since 1969, https://www.bangkokpost.com/world/2047171

3. Taiwan, 18 people died in cold wave, https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/4097502.

4. Jammu Ten, Pakistan, -10 C, http://www.radio.gov.pk/08-01-2021/cold-and-dry-weather-expected-in-most-parts-of-country

5. HK, 7.7 C, -2.5 C in Tai Mo Shan, https://www.chinadailyasia.com/article/154407

Jan. 2, 2021: Delhi, 1.1 C, lowest since 2005, https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/delhi/cold-start-to-2021-at-1-1c-delhi-shivers-on-chilliest-day-in-15-years/articleshow/80066778.cms

* Madrid, Spain, -34.1 C (Jan. 7), lowest since 1956, https://www.reuters.com/article/us-spain-weather-snow/spain-records-lowest-temperature-ever-at-34c-idUKKBN29B28D

In the Philippines, many cities experienced below 20 C temperatures last Jan. 11. Tuguegarao (capital of Cagayan province) would get 40 C in May or June during bad El Nino years. Now it's below 20 C.


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See also:
Global warming hits Asia, part 3, February 15, 2011 
Global warming hits Asia, Part 4, January 26, 2016 
Global warming hits Asia, Part 5, January 11, 2017.
"Man-made" global warming hits the US, January 30, 2019.

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