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As travellers head home to celebrate Chinese New Year, snow and rain will blanket large parts of the nation. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

From 31 January to 6 February, the central and eastern regions will experience precipitation over a longer period and wider area than any this winter, according to China Weather<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These will be the \u201cmost complex weather conditions during the New Year travel rush since 2008,\u201d a year marked by a snowstorm that resulted in at least 129<\/a> deaths in China. Though the weather will not be as dangerous as back then, notes Sina Finance<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

This year\u2019s will be the busiest ever Chinese New Year travel rush, with an anticipated 9 billion<\/a> trips being made in 40 days. The extreme weather will pose particular challenges to already stretched railways, highways and airports. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Moreover, the central regions, especially Hubei and Henan which usually serve as crucial transport hubs, will be worst affected by the adverse weather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Regarding heavy snowfall events, there is low confidence on how climate change has affected it globally, according to a World Weather Attribution report<\/a> published in 2022. But because warmer air holds more moisture, snow may have intensified in places where it remains cold enough for it to settle, including parts of East and North Asia, the report found. Research<\/a> published in Scientific Reports in 2021 also shows an intensification of extreme snowfall across large areas of the northern hemisphere under future climate change. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The China Meteorological Administration (CMA) has warned<\/a> local governments to \u201cclosely monitor and promptly address\u201d potential transport and power disruptions caused by the weather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Read China Dialogue\u2019s <\/em>report from last year<\/em><\/a> on how to improve China\u2019s extreme weather response.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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