Sea poses rising threat to nation, say experts

Climate change contributing to risk of marine disasters, warn forecasters

BEIJING - China will face an increasing risk of marine disasters during the next 10 years, the country's top marine environmental forecasters said as they called for improvements to the nation's warning systems.

"Partly because of global climate change, marine disasters have become more frequent in the world and have killed more than 300,000 people during the past 10 years," said Yu Fujiang, deputy director of the National Marine Environmental Forecasting Center (NMEFC).