Extreme heat brings hottest temperatures in years to northern China prompting Beijing to issue a rare red alert amid a record-breaking weather condition
As of Friday morning, 185 red alerts were issued across swathes of norther n and eastern China including Beijing, the nearby city of Tianjin and the bordering provinces of Hebei and Shandong.
The city is accustomed to sweltering summers but temperatures across China have been unusually high in recent months, with scientists saying the heat is being exacerbated by climate change. On the streets of Beijing, pedestrians were seen wearing masks, hats and visors to protect themselves from the sun."It never used to get this hot in June before, but now it's so hot my hands are trembling," another user on Weibo wrote.
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