2001年全球重大气候事件概述

全球气候仍持续偏暖。亚洲大部出现异常冷冬，许多地区遇到数十年未见的风雪严寒；美国冬季也连续遭受暴风雪袭击。东亚、南亚、中亚有西亚发生了大范围的持久干旱，南亚、东南亚夏季暴雨频繁，造成严重洪涝灾害。欧洲、非洲及南美洲的许多国家和地区降水异常偏多，导致不同程度的洪水，俄罗斯西伯利亚地区发生百年不遇的大洪水。北大西洋飓风较常年显著偏多，西北太平洋台风也给沿海地区带来严重灾害。

A Survey of Significant Climate Events in the World in 2001

Global climate has been warming persistently. The year 2001 has become the second warmest year on record since 1860. During the winter 2000, extreme cold and heavy snow weather was experienced in most Asia and the United States. Persistent severe drought events occurred over East Asia, South Asia, West Asia and Central Asia in the first half year of 2001 and serious floods occurred in South Asia, Southeast Asia during the summer monsoon season. Severe floods occurred in Europe, Africa and South America. Activities of the North Atlantic hurricanes were very busy during June through November and typhoons caused serious disaster.