Flood, drought and typhoon disasters during the last half-century in the Guangdong province, China

Zhang, Qiang; Zhang, Wei; Chen, Yongqin David; Jiang, Tao

doi:10.1007/s11069-010-9611-9

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“…By contrast, Guangdong is an economically developed province, and research on rice breeding and management is also well advanced in this province. However, Guangdong is also the most typhoon-prone province in China, a problem compounded by the increase in the number of the typhoon events during the last half-century (Zhang et al, 2011). This could explain why rice yield stability has not significantly changed in this province.…”

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Changes in Rice Yield Stability in Southern China from 1949 to 2015

Yin

Huang

Zou

2018

Agricultural & Env Letters

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Core Ideas Improving crop yield stability has become even more important with climate change. Rice yield stability was significantly increased in most provinces in southern China. Continuous efforts are needed to maintain rice yield stability in southern China. Improving yield stability is an important objective of agricultural progress. This study was conducted to evaluate the trends of rice (Oryza sativa L.) yield stability in southern China. Rice yield data during a 67‐yr period for 12 provinces in southern China (Anhui, Fujian, Guangdong, Guangxi, Guizhou, Hubei, Hunan, Jiangsu, Jiangxi, Sichuan, Yunnan, and Zhejiang) were collected from the World Rice Statistics database (from 1949 to 2013) and the database of the National Bureau of Statistics of China (for 2014 and 2015). Relative yield residuals for each province were calculated and indicated that rice yield stability significantly increased in 10 of the 12 provinces, with only Guangdong and Guizhou not showing an increase during this 67‐yr period. We believe that a stable increase in rice production is achievable in southern China with the continuous efforts to develop new cultivars, improve crop management practices, and strengthen public services such as releasing disaster information and using technical experts.

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Changes in Rice Yield Stability in Southern China from 1949 to 2015

Yin

Huang

Zou

2018

Agricultural & Env Letters

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“…Using information about predicted excessive seasonal rainfall, informed decisions could be made by the authorities and local communities to take preventive measures well in advance of the potential flooding and hence save lives and reduce impacts of the disaster. While some recent studies describe impacts of tropical cyclones, floods and droughts on South China [24] [25], till now there were no regional studies on impact of climate extremes on island countries in the Western Pacific. Based on the outcomes of this research, climate change impacts on the natural environment of Pacific Island Countries are now better understood.…”

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Extreme Weather and Climate Events and Their Impacts on Island Countries in the Western Pacific: Cyclones, Floods and Droughts

Kuleshov¹,

McGree²,

Jones³

et al. 2014

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Increases in the frequency of extreme weather and climate events and the severity of their impacts on the natural environment and society have been observed across the globe in recent decades. In addition to natural climate variability and greenhouse-induced climate change, extreme weather and climate events produce the most pronounced impacts. In this paper, the climate of three island countries in the Western Pacific: Fiji, Samoa and Tuvalu, has been analysed. 804quences of the observed increase in anthropogenic greenhouse gas concentration and will likely have even stronger negative impacts on the natural environment and society in the future. This should be taken into consideration by authorities of Pacific Island Countries and aid donors when developing strategies to adapt to the increasing risk of climate extremes. Here we demonstrate that the modern science of seasonal climate prediction is well developed, with current dynamical climate models being able to provide skilful predictions of regional rainfall two-three months in advance. The dynamic climate model-based forecast products are now disseminated to the National Meteorological Services of 15 island countries in the Western Pacific through a range of web-based information tools. We conclude with confidence that seasonal climate prediction is an effective solution at the regional level to provide governments and local communities of island nations in the Western Pacific with valuable assistance for informed decision making for adaptation to climate variability and change.

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“…Unfortunately, most of research on typhoons in China is focussed on small regions, generally within one or two cities or a couple of provinces (Liu et al 2012;Wang et al 2013;Zhang et al 2011). However, this research uses time-series data over a period of 32 years to access the impact of typhoons across all of China.…”

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A systemic analysis of typhoon risk across China

Sun

Guo

2015

Nat Hazards

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China is one of the countries that have been continuously experiencing negative impacts by typhoons. Typhoons cause severe damage annually, not only to the regional economy, but they are also responsible for frequent human casualties. This research comprehensively assesses the impact of typhoons across China by using the geographical information system based on time series data between 1980 and 2012. Results indicate that typhoons affected 61 % of the total landmass of China during this timeframe with a total affected area of approximately 5.91 million km 2 . In addition, some coastal regions of south-east China experienced nearly 300 typhoon landfalls. The key entities of this study that are used to assess typhoon risk across China include population, gross domestic production, road networks and land use. As a result, the vulnerabilities of each entity in the typhoon-affected region of China were calculated before leading to the regional typhoon risk indexes. Based on the range of typhoon risk indexes, the typhoonaffected areas in China were zoned into four regions with different levels of typhoon risk. This research will facilitate decision-making by policy makers on the mitigation of typhoon risks.

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Flood, drought and typhoon disasters during the last half-century in the Guangdong province, China

Cited by 73 publications

References 15 publications

Changes in Rice Yield Stability in Southern China from 1949 to 2015

Changes in Rice Yield Stability in Southern China from 1949 to 2015

Extreme Weather and Climate Events and Their Impacts on Island Countries in the Western Pacific: Cyclones, Floods and Droughts

A systemic analysis of typhoon risk across China

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