EXCEPTIONAL COLD WAVE ENGULFS 90% OF CHINA–BEIJING SEES SNOW 23 DAYS EARLIER THAN USUAL, NORTH AFRICA SUFFERS RARE NOVEMBER FLURRIES, + CONTINENT-SPANNING POLAR COLD SWEEPS AUSTRALIA

 CAP ALLON

EXCEPTIONAL COLD WAVE SWEEPS 90% OF CHINA–BEIJING SEES SNOW 23 DAYS EARLIER THAN USUAL

An exceptional ‘cold wave’ engulfed the majority of China over the weekend, delivering plunging lows and heavy snows.

On Saturday and Sunday, large parts of China, including Beijing, Tianjin, Hebei, and Inner Mongolia, experienced their first snowfalls of the season, the China Meteorological Administration (CMA) said in a statement.

The cold snap, widely reported as being the earliest and most widespread in a decade (since the solar minimum of cycle 23), is affecting approx. 1.2 billion people and 90 percent of the regions across the country, including the southernmost tropical island of Hainan, where temperatures nosedived at least 8 degrees Celsius, reports globaltimes.cn.

The descending Arctic trough brought blizzard conditions to the north where they were measuring totals in the feet, totals that continue to pose serious challenges to transport, infrastructure, agriculture, and also the energy supply–at a time when much of the Asian continent has already been grappling with shortages.

Across China, authorities are warning people to stay inside and reduce outdoor activities.  

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