Temperatures have exceeded 42°C and drought now covers eight Hainan counties. The heat is severe but not unprecedented. The bigger concern is what may come next: a hotter-than-normal season in which continuing dry periods may be interrupted by intense rainfall and stronger tropical cyclones. Hainan entered June, generally its hottest month, with temperatures above 40°C recorded in 21 townships across ten cities and counties. Hanlin Township in D…
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