Extreme Weather in China
China is environmentally diverse and experiences all four seasons, with that being said, each season comes with a different type of extreme weather condition. From June to September, typhoons are common in the Southern and Eastern coastal areas, which can lead to flooding along the rivers. Summer monsoons also hit the hardest in Southern China. Opposite of extreme rainy weather is droughts in the North and Northwest that can be long-lasting and impact agriculture and water supply. Sandstorms frequent during in the spring from high winds over the Gobi Desert affecting Beijing, Tianjin and Northeastern China. In recent weather reports, China has experienced what CNN is calling a "weekend of fire and ice" due to a massive blizzard and record heat wave hitting the country during the first weekend of March 2025. Blizzards swept across the Eastern province of Shandong, South of Beijing, with snow up to 13 centimeters deep. Travel was d...