Agence France Presse reports that the Chinese Ministry of Science and Technology has released its first report on the projected effects of climate change on the country. Things look rather dire.

Compared with 2000, the average temperatures will increase by between 1.3 and 2.1 degrees Celsius by 2020, the China News Service reported, citing the assessment.

By the middle of the century, the annual average temperature in China will rise by as much as 3.3 degrees Celsius (more than five degrees fahrenheit), and by 2100 it could soar by as much as six degrees Celsius, according to the news service.

Of course this will only worsen water shortages in the world’s most populated country.

via Seed Magazine