The impact of climate changes on mass events in China. Issue 1 (2nd January 2016)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Wu, Haixiao
• Is Part Of: Chinese journal of population resources and environment. Volume 14:Issue 1(2016)
• Page Start: 11
• Page End: 15
• Publication Date: 2016-01-02
• Subjects: Mass events -- climate change -- human conflicts -- China; Population -- Environmental aspects -- Periodicals; Natural resources -- China -- Periodicals; Environmental protection -- China -- Periodicals; Environmental protection; Natural resources; Population -- Environmental aspects; China; Periodicals; 333.705
• DOI: 10.1080/10042857.2016.1138746
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1004-2857

Abstract

ABSTRACT: There is an increasing number of "mass events" in mainland China. My study extends the current studies to the context of China and tries to examine the potential impacts of climate changes on human conflicts in China. The results suggest a strong linkage between the deviation of monthly mean temperature from the historical mean and the number of mass events in a province. If the current trend of warming persists, in the next 6–8 decades, the number of mass events in China will increase by over 8.8%.