China warns of 'multiple natural disasters' in July | Business

Chinese authorities warned of extreme weather and"multiple natural disasters" like floods, typhoons and high temperatures in July.China is the world's largest emitter of the greenhouse gases that drive climate change.Chinese authorities have warned of extreme weather and"multiple natural disasters" in the coming month, as heavy rain damaged infrastructure and forced thousands to be evacuated.

And in a sign of the damage caused by the downpours, workers Tuesday discovered that a closed-off railway bridge on the outskirts of southwestern metropolis Chongqing had collapsed after it was"damaged by the impact of mountain torrents", state broadcaster CCTV said. More than 10 000 people have also been evacuated after floods in the central Henan province damaged more than 2 000 homes, provincial officials said on Sunday.

Scientists say rising global temperatures - caused largely by burning fossil fuels - are aggravating extreme weather worldwide, and many countries in Asia have experienced deadly heat waves and record temperatures in recent weeks.China is the world's largest emitter of the greenhouse gases that drive climate change, responsible for roughly a quarter of all current carbon pollution.

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