Beijing, June 22: Beijing on Thursday appeared to log its hottest June temperature since reliable records began, according to weather data and local media reports, as swathes of northern China sweltered in 40-degree heat.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Scientists say rising global temperatures — caused largely by burning fossil fuels — are aggravating extreme weather worldwide, and many countries in Asia have experienced deadly heatwaves and record temperatures in recent weeks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
At the Nanjiao weather station in southern Beijing, considered a benchmark for temperatures in the capital, the mercury hit 41.1 degrees Celsius (106 degrees Fahrenheit) at 3:19 pm (0719 GMT) on Thursday, the local Beijing News reported, citing an information service operated by the national weather bureau.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The figure is half a degree higher than the station’s previous record of 40.6 C taken in June 1961, according to the state-backed media outlet.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Today has become one of Beijing’s hottest days since complete records have been available,” the outlet said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Other weather stations around the capital chalked up even higher temperatures, with Tanghekou in northern Beijing notching 41.8 C early Thursday afternoon, becoming the hottest place in the country, according to state media.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
China’s national weather service did not immediately confirm whether official temperature records had been breached.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Along Beijing’s canals, residents sought respite from the searing heat by swimming and splashing around in the water.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In nearby Tianjin — home to over 13 million people — temperatures in the city centre also soared, with the western Xiqing district logging its hottest ever June day with 40.6 C.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nationwide, some 17 weather stations “recorded record high temperature extremes” on Thursday, according to the National Meteorological Center (NMC).<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“It never used to get this hot in June before, but now it’s so hot my hands are trembling,” wrote one user on the Weibo social media platform.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
“Are there three suns blazing over Beijing right now? It’s hot enough to cause a breakdown,” wrote another.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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