The altitude of the land has an effect on the temperatures. The land in China varies from low altitudes to very high altitudes of 3.3 meters to above 5500 meters (China Highlights). The city of Beijing is located in the Northern part of China with an altitude of 44 meters (China Highlights). The city of Beijing has a variety of weather temperatures as the seasons change. During the winter the atmosphere keeps Beijing colder with some snow and during the summer, the atmosphere keeps Beijing very hot. Ocean currents are something that do not have an effect on the control of temperature. China is already cozy between Mongolia, India, Myanmar, and other countries so most of the land is being bordered by land and not ocean waters. Beijing is about 2 hours west away from the ocean.
The pollution levels in China have been going up each year
and records show that the smog in the major cities of China has been barely
making it suitable to live in (Deutsche Welle). The air pollution has been rising to the
maximum of 14 times the maximum level which could play a part in warming up the
atmosphere and causing the annual temperatures to increase (Deutsche Welle). As
the temperature increases there will be many plants and animals that will not
know how to adapt very well. When the water of the ocean heats up year by year,
it causes it to make stronger hurricanes and could potentially reach the city
of Beijing. With the pollution increasing it could lead to drought which would
affect not only Beijing but China in a whole.
Hi Suhey,
ReplyDeleteI see that as the years go by in your country, the pollution level with start to increase as well as the dangers of drought and tragic hurricanes. As I see it, I think every country is now suffering from a similar situation. The only thing that differs from your country to mine is that, instead of my country creating drought due to dryer lands or the destruction's of hurricanes, my City; Mexico City in Mexico, will have a higher pollution increase, yes, but also the threat of tsunami's in this country. Because of the temperatures increasing in this country, ice in the ocean will eventually melt resulting in the sea-level rising, increasing the risk of flooding in low-lying areas.
Hey homie,
ReplyDeleteThe climate of Beijing, China differs from my city of Paris, France greatly. Beijing has a much greater range of temperatures, while Paris' range is only about 27ºF. From your blog, it looks like Beijing has more drastic seasons, while Paris' climate is much more moderate. Our cities are also different because the altitude affects your city, while it has no effect on my city at all. Ocean currents do not affect Beijing at all, but they can actually have an effect on my city, Paris! One thing that our cities have in common is the future possible outcomes based on the warming of the Earth. It is clearly a global factor, since the pattern is common that both of our cities are warming and changing because of this. Both of our cities can change very much because of this!
Aloha Suhey ,
ReplyDeleteIt find so interesting how much we as society affect the air quality and I believe the temperature by the increase Co2 omission. Although, that is not a current problem my country ( Haiti) faces. Haiti, does not have a variety in season changes like China, but we have the same average temperature. I do see both of our countries been affected by pollution just difference wether it direct or indirect.