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In a heat wave that is expected to last throughout the weekend, Beijing’s temperature on Thursday rose past 41 degrees Celsius (105.8 degrees Fahrenheit), breaking the previous record for the capital’s hottest day in June.
According to state-run media The Beijing News, Thursday’s high temperature of 41.1 degrees Celsius (106 degrees Fahrenheit) exceeded the previous record of 40.6 degrees Celsius (105 degrees Fahrenheit), established on June 10, 1961, when China started maintaining thorough data.
Beijing Meteorological Observatory increased the city’s hot weather warning on Friday to “red” — the strongest possible level in the system — which encourages everyone to avoid outdoor labor and to take precautions for children and the elderly.
The northeastern provinces of Hebei and Shandong as well as the city of Tianjin were also under a red warning signal for Friday.
China endured its worst heat wave and drought in decades last summer, which led to massive power outages and disrupted the supply networks for food and industry.
Extreme weather has arrived earlier this year than usual; since March, temperatures in numerous Chinese cities have been above normal seasonal highs. According to media reports, many agricultural animals, including pigs, rabbits, and fish, have perished as a result of the extreme heat.
As the climate crisis intensifies, scientists say that dangerous, record-breaking heat waves are set to become more frequent and more severe.
The recent heat wave occurs only a few weeks after May 29, the warmest day in May in more than a century, when temperatures in Shanghai, China’s economic and financial center, reached 36.1 degrees Celsius (almost 97 degrees Fahrenheit).
The average high temperature in June is 31 degrees Celsius (88 degrees Fahrenheit). However, CNN meteorologists predict that temperatures in northern and northeastern China will continue to be much above average for the next few days.
Beijing may reach highs of 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) on Friday and Saturday before dipping into the upper 90s to low 100s Fahrenheit for most of the following week.
The Sichuan province of China had a drought and hot weather last year, which led to reservoirs drying up and hampering electricity supplies in the region of China that primarily relies on hydroelectric plants.
The Tesla factory was impacted by the power shortage, and the provincial government ordered shutdowns to control the flow of electricity.
Source- CNN
