Extreme heat breaks records in eastern China

Extreme heat breaks records in eastern China

BEIJING: Swathes of eastern China baked under a scorching heat wave on Saturday (Aug 3), with temperatures in some areas reaching record highs, weather authorities said. China is enduring a summer of extreme weather, with unseasonable heat searing parts of the north and east while

‘I feel like I’m going to melt’: Extreme heat breaks records in eastern China

The mercury soared to 41.9 deg C in major technology hub Hangzhou in Zhejiang province. Read more at straitstimes.com.

‘I feel like I'm going to melt’: Eastern China bakes under record heat

BEIJING, Aug 3 — Swathes of eastern China baked under a scorching heat wave today, with temperatures in some areas reaching record highs, weather authorities said. China is enduring a summer of extreme weather, with unseasonable heat searing parts of the north and east while torrential rains have triggered floods and landslides in central and southern regions. The country is the world’s largest emitter of the greenhouse gases that scientists say…