The rare prolonged snowstorms and low temperatures that have
caused havoc in many parts of China are mainly related to La Nina
and abnormal atmospheric circulation, Chinese meteorologists
said.
The unbalanced precipitation in China this winter greatly
resembles the aftermath of La Nina event in history, which
indicates that the latest development of La Nina is a main cause of
China's abnormal snowy weather, meteorologists with Jiangxi
Provincial Meteorological Bureau said.
The experts predicted that the La Nina event, which formed in
August last year, will continue to the end of the spring
season.
They also pointed out that the abnormal atmospheric circulation
in some regions of Europe and Asia, which has lasted for nearly 20
days since mid-January, is responsible for the rampant chilly
weather, rain and snowstorms.
(Xinhua News Agency February 2, 2008)
