1) Beijing is the capital city of China and is located in the northeastern part of the country about 250 km west of the Yellow Sea and 600 km south of Mongolia in the North China Plains nestled at the foothills of the Xishan and Yanshan mountain ranges.
The city center of Beijing is Tian'anman, which is located at 39.9 N. Latitude and 116.4 E. Longitude.
2) The warmest month in Beijing is July with
an average monthly temperature of 78.6 degrees F and the coldest month is January with an average monthly temperature of 24.3 degrees F.
Based on the information above the annual range of
temperature for Beijing, China is 54.3 degrees F.
Website where I found this information: http://www.beijing.climatemps.com/beijing-climograph.gif
3) Beijing's temperature is most likely controlled by it's Latitude and Geographic Position. Beijing's cold dry winters are attributed to prevailing winter winds that sweep from the Gobi Desert to the northwest. Conversely the hot and wet summers can be attributed to prevailing winds from the ocean to the east.
From: http://english.gov.cn/2005-10/21/content_81272.htm
From: http://english.gov.cn/2005-10/21/content_81272.htm
4) Based on the fact that Beijing is not directly adjacent to a large body of water like the Yellow Sea it is not likely that Beijing's climate is heavily affected by the differential heating between land and water. Remember Beijing is located a good 250 km from the Yellow Sea.
5) China is both one of the largest culprits to climate change as well as one of the countries that will face the most detrimental effects if the worst is to come. Beijing, particularly is a city that will reap the worldwind of negative global impacts of climate change. For example the fact that the population of Beijing continues to grow despite the concerns attributed to over population for a regional area should be a major concern for the country of China. The bottom line is that as long as urban populations such as Beijing continue their exponential growth, which contribute to the overcrowding of specifically large urban cities in China. For example the biggest problem will be associated more with pollution than other aspects of climate change.
The warmest month in china has high temperatures similar to Kiribati, but the cold factor in china is much worse than Kiribati which only has a range of 13 degrees fahrenheit. The seasons seem much more intense in China. The wet season in China seems very similar to Kiribati.
ReplyDeleteSurprisingly Paris, France also has its warmest month in July and it gets a little warmer with 79 degrees Fahrenheit! However Paris doesn't get as cold as Beijing, it only goes down to about 37 degrees Fahrenheit. Beijing is about 10 degrees farther south than Paris, and it is not located near a major ocean current like France is.
ReplyDeleteBrazil and China are both large countries and major contributors toward climate change in uniquely different ways. Their capital cities though are quite different. The capital of Brazil, Brasilia has an annual temperature range of only 6F whereas Beijing is 54.3 degrees. Brasilia's weather is mostly determined by it's high elevation, 1000 meters, and it's latitude within the tropics. Beijing is more effected by seasonal wind from the south during the summer and north during the winter.
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