China:  Flooding from two typhoons sparked a warning released by officials that China is due for more natural disasters ahead due to the climate change.  A recent record rainfall in China hit 126.4 millimeters in one hour in Beijing.  In like manner, Hong Kong had 115 mm, Wuhan in central China had 107 mm, and 185 mm in Jinan, eastern China. 

The China Daily reported Friday that a late rainstorm in July in Beijing produced 541 mm of rain in one part of town, which killed at least 79 people.  ...

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