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 . “This will pose even more severe challenges for management of water resources.” 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 , “ 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 .