2008年全球重大天气气候事件概述

2008年,全球表面气温为有器测记录以来的第十暖年.年初,暴风雪、严寒、低温、雨雪和冰冻天气席卷欧洲东南部经中亚至中国的多个国家和地区,北美也频繁遭受暴风雪的袭击;中国北方出现严重冬春连旱;夏季,东亚、南亚、欧洲中东部、美国密西西比河流域等地遭受不同程度的暴雨洪涝;年内,澳大利亚持续干旱.5月,拉尼娜事件结束.1月,北半球积雪面积达到历史最大值.2008年,西北太平洋热带气旋活动较常年异常偏少,大西洋飓风活动接近常年.

Global Significant Weather and Climate Events in 2008

2008 was the tenth warmest year on record. In early 2008, snow storms, cold waves, extreme low temperature and freezing weather blanketed the regions from southeastern Europe to China through West Asia; and consecutive snow storms hit North America. Severe drought persisted in northern China from boreal winter to spring. During summer, rain storms and floods raided East Asia, South Asia, mid-east Europe and the Mississippi River and its tributaries. During 2008, severe drought condition maintained in Austra...