摘要
Widespread snowfall and plummeting temperatures in the second half of January have paralyzed parts of China, especially the unprepared south Heavy snowstorms throughout the central and southern provinces of China are the result of extreme weather conditions at a global level and the occurrence of La Ni(?)a,said Xu Xiaofeng,Vice Director of the China Meteorological Administration,in an in- terview with the China Central Television (CCTV).