2023-06-23 08:38:34
A red alert for high heat is in effect in China, Friday, June 23, over a large northern part of the country with temperatures around 40 ° C, especially in Beijing.
High temperatures in China are not unusual in summer, especially in the arid west and south of the country. The inhabitants of the capital are also accustomed to the heat at this time of year. But the country has been facing extreme weather conditions for several months, due to climate change.
On Friday morning, 185 red alerts were issued over a large northern and eastern quarter of China, which includes Beijing, the eastern metropolis of Tianjin, as well as the bordering provinces of Hebei and Shandong. Red alert is the highest level of meteorology in China.
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The temperature locally reached 43°C
It is the first time since 2014 that it comes into force in Beijing, with temperatures which could again reach 40 ° C on Friday, according to the weather services. The Chinese capital recorded 41.1°C on Thursday, its hottest June day since weather records began in 1961.
“This weather is not human and it is only the month of June! »writes a user on the Weibo social network in tune with other comments.
In Beijing, residents moved around on Thursday with their faces fully covered with a mask to protect themselves from the sun and wore a cap with a large visor. Along the city’s canals, some sought to escape the heat by splashing around in the water.
In Beijing, where the temperature exceeded 41 ° C on Thursday, men try to cool off by bathing in the city’s canals. GREG BAKER / AFP
In the province of Shandong which borders the Yellow Sea, the temperature even reached locally Thursday 43 ° C, according to the meteorological services. According to local media, seventeen national weather stations broke temperature records.
This strong heat should persist in the north and the east of the country for at least eight days, warned Friday the meteorological services.
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