The design load for air-conditioning in winter decreased 1.7%, 1.4%, 2.4% and 3.2% in Harbin, Tianjin, Shanghai and Guangzhou, respectively.
The afternoon enhancement in summer decreases as the solar activity increases.
"Emissions of greenhouse gases in 2013 decreased by 3.5% compared to 2010, and 25.1% in relation to 1990," the paper says.
The Mets' rating of 0.9 in 2011 decreased to a 0.8 in 2012.
Woodland coverage in 2000 decreased by 5.3%, while croplands decreased by 0.24% of the 1986 level.
(1) The annual average water yield decreased from 528 mm in 2000 to 513 mm in 2010, decreasing by 2.84%.
Note that the noon NmF2 values in summer decrease with increasing geomagnetic activities.
Six-month mortality was 73% in 1995, decreased to 62% in 2005 and remained as high as 58% in 2015.
Waterlogging for 44 days at 93 days after sowing in 2002, and 58 days at 64 days after sowing in 2003, decreased grain yield by 20% and 24%, respectively.
Furthermore, China's working-age population (people aged 15 to 59) was hit with a rare decline in 2012, decreasing 3.45 million to 937 million, according to the National Bureau of Statistics, which also predicts that the decline will continue to 2030.
