China warns that its temperatures are rising faster than global average

China's average ground temperatures have risen much more quickly than the global average

China's average ground temperatures have risen much more quickly than the global average over the past 70 years and will remain "significantly higher" in the future as the challenges of climate change mount, Qazet.az reports according to a government official.

In its annual climate assessment published this week, China's weather bureau described the country as "a sensitive region in global climate change", with temperatures rising 0.26 degrees Celsius a decade since 1951, compared to the global average of 0.15 degrees.