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Tibet braces for another mild winter

(Xinhua)
14:21, December 03, 2011

LHASA, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) -- The "roof of the world" is bracing for another mild winter this year, or the 11th such season since 2001, due to the impact of global warming.

From Jan. 1 to Nov. 15, the average temperature in the Tibet Autonomous Region in southwest China ranged from minus 0.7 degrees Celsius to 14.7 degrees, or 0.5 degrees higher than normal years in most parts of the region, according to the latest data released by the Climate Center under the Tibet Regional Meteorological Bureau.

In some areas, including the regional capital of Lhasa, Ngari Prefecture and Tsethang Township, the temperature was 1-1.5 degrees higher than normal years, a center spokesman said Saturday.

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Over the past 50 years, the annual average temperature in Tibet has increased by 0.32 degrees every decade, especially in the past 10 years, he said.

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