In a 900-page report , “ the National Climate Assessment Report , ” released by the Chinese government , 550 scientists and experts assess how China is , and will be , affected by global warming . The findings include a trend of rising average temperatures to between 2.7 and 2.9 degrees Celsius ( 4.9 to 5.2 Fahrenheit ) , an increase of floods and droughts , with total precipitation rising between two to five percent , and a higher - than - global - average sea level rise , with the consequent loss of coastline and land . The report states that the country will experience earlier and shorter growing seasons and that changes in agricultural practises and improvements in irrigation technology will be needed .
In a 900-page report, “Third National Climate Assessment Report,” released by the Chinese government, 550 scientists and experts assess how China is, and will be, affected by global warming. The findings include a trend of rising average temperatures to between 2.7 and 2.9 degrees Celsius (4.9 to 5.2 Fahrenheit), an increase of floods and droughts, with total precipitation rising between two to five percent, and a higher-than-global-average sea level rise, with the consequent loss of coastline and land. The report states that the country will experience earlier and shorter growing seasons and that changes in agricultural practises and innovation in irrigation technology will be needed.