MILD WINTER FOR TIBET

According to the Tibet Regional Meteorological Bureau, Tibet is bracing for another mild winter this year, the 11th such season since 2001. From January 1 to November 15, the average temperature ranged from -0.7 degrees Celsius to 14.7 degrees, which is 0.5 degrees higher than normal years. Over the past 50 years, the annual average temperature in Tibet has increased by 0.32 degrees every decade. During the previous winter from December 2010 to February 2011, the average temperature in Tibet stood at - 12.1 to 5.4 degrees, which is  1.2 degrees higher than normal years.

December 05, 2011  

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