2004年全球重大气候事件概述

2004年全球气候持续偏暖。年初，暴雪席卷欧洲多国，美国受到罕见大雪袭击，南亚和墨西哥遭遇低温严寒。北半球夏秋季，西太平洋、大西洋热带风暴活动频繁。日本、菲律宾和美国受灾严重。年内，非洲、亚洲部分国家发生严重干旱；同时，南亚、南美洲及非洲多国暴雨致洪。年内，欧洲伊比利亚半岛、日本和澳大利亚遭遇高温热浪。

Significant Climate Events in the World in 2004

Global climate was persistently warmer in 2004. In early this year, snowstorms occurred in some countries in Europe and a heavy snow attacked America. Extreme cold and extreme low temperature events occurred in South Asia and Mexico. During the summer and autumn, tropical storms in the Pacific and the Atlantic Ocean brought huge damage to Japan, Philippines, U.S.A and etc. During 2004, drought conditions continued to affect parts of South Africa and Asia. Wetter-than-average conditions prevailed in South Asia, part of South America and some countries in southern Africa. Heatwaves affected Iberian Peninsula, Japan and Australia respectively.