FIGURE 9.5 Photo Essay: Vulnerability to Climate Change in East Asia China is particularly vulnerable to drought, desertification, flooding, and other hazards that climate change may intensify. 9.5a Courtesy Simon Yu/Flickr/Getty Images, 9.5b Courtesy Goh Chai Hin/AFP/Getty Images, 9.5c Courtesy ChinaFotoPress/Getty Images, 9.5d Courtesy ngkaki/E+/Getty Images