Swathes of northern and central China sweltered this week under record May heat. As of 4:00 pm on Monday, 99 weather stations nationwide had matched or exceeded previous temperature records
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Swathes of northern and central China sweltered this week under record May heat. As of 4:00 pm on Monday, 99 weather stations nationwide had matched or exceeded previous temperature records
by Wagamaga
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China has endured spates of extreme weather events, from searing heat and drought to downpours and floods, for several summers running.
The country is the world’s largest greenhouse gas emitter, but also a renewable energy powerhouse seeking to cut carbon dioxide emissions to net zero by 2060.
State broadcaster CCTV said Tuesday that multiple cities logged all-time May highs this week.
They included Zhengzhou, a metropolis of 13 million people in central Henan province, which saw a high of 41°C on Monday, CCTV said.
In nearby Linzhou, temperatures rose to 43.2°C, while the small city of Shahe in northern Hebei province logged 42.9°C, the national weather office said in a social media post on Monday.
As of 4:00 pm on Monday, 99 weather stations nationwide had matched or exceeded previous temperature records for May, the weather office said.
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