Climate Change
Tropical depression strikes southern China two months after Typhoon Wutip
The National Meteorological Centre of China reported that a tropical depression hit the island province Hainan in China early Thursday morning, bringing additional rain to an area still recovering from Typhoon Wutip, which struck two weeks earlier. State broadcaster CCTV reported that the tropical depression will move from Wenchang to the northeast tip of the island, then head back out into South China Sea, making a second landing in China's south Guangdong Province. It is expected to gradually weaken along the way. Meteorologists have linked extreme storms and flooding to climate change. This poses a major challenge to Chinese officials...