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Hong Kong Records Hottest April In 140 Years
Hong Kong last month recorded its hottest April since meteorological records began in 1884, according to the city's weather observatory.
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China Cities Brace For Floods As Heat Scorches Inland Regions
Beijing and other cities braced for severe flooding on Friday as summer storms rolled across many parts of China, while inland regions baked in intense heat, threatening to shrink the country's biggest freshwater lake.
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Explained: From China To US - How El Nino Is Driving Extreme Weather
Countries around the world from China to the United States are battling heatwaves, with the onset of the climate phenonenon El Nino helping push temperatures higher.
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Beijing Swelters In Extreme Heat, Over 35 Degrees Recorded For 4 Weeks
Beijingers baked under crippling summer heat on Wednesday as China's capital kept up a record-breaking streak of four weeks of highs above 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit).
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Tourists Battle Sweltering Heat To See China's 'Flaming Mountains'
Tourists flocked to China's scenic Flaming Mountains this week to experience searing high temperatures amid punishing heatwaves that have scorched much of the Northern Hemisphere.
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"It's Horrible": US, Europe, China Face Extreme Heat
Swathes of Europe baked Tuesday in a heatwave trailed by wildfires and health warnings, as parts of Asia and the United States also suffered under extreme weather.
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Heat Alerts For Over 100 Million In US, Mercury At 48 Degrees In Europe
Summer has just begun in the Northern Hemisphere but a brutal heat wave is already gripping parts of Europe, China and the United States, where record temperatures expected this weekend are a stark illustration of the dangers of a warming climate.
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Beijing Records Hottest Day This June As Heatwave Sweeps Northern China
Beijing logged its hottest June day since records began on Thursday, the national weather service said, as swathes of northern China sweltered in 40-degree heat.
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Ample World Rice Supplies To Cushion Impact Of Pak, China Crop Losses
Abundant rice supplies in key exporters may largely offset an expected drop in output after floods in Pakistan and severe heatwave in China damaged crops, capping any gains in prices from steady Asian demand.
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Drought-Hit China Plans To Use Cloud-Seeding To Induce Rain: Report
Authorities in China are trying to induce rainfall in the midst of a catastrophic drought, which is caused by a record-breaking heatwave.
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China Drought Causes Parts Of Yangtze To Dry Up, Buddhist Statues Revealed
According to the latest number from China's Ministry of Water Resources (MWR), 2.2 million hectares of arable land has been affected by the drought.
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Subways Become Refuge For China Residents Amid Record Heat Wave
Desperate to escape the heat, hundreds of middle-aged and older residents have headed to the depths of the city's subway stations, whiling away the hours smoking, playing cards and napping.
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China's Harvest Under "Severe Threat" Amid Worst Heatwave On Record
China's autumn harvest is under "severe threat" from high temperatures and drought, authorities have warned, urging action to protect crops in the face of the country's hottest summer on record.
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China's New Severe Heat Wave Alert Amid Searing Temperatures
China's national observatory on Tuesday renewed a red alert for high temperatures, the most severe warning in its four-tier warning system, as heatwaves continue in many parts of the country.
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Lights To Switch Off At Shanghai's Bund As Heatwave Causes Power Cuts
Shanghai will switch off decorative lights along its famed Bund riverfront for two days from Monday as a nationwide heatwave sends power demands soaring, city authorities said.
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Hong Kong Records Hottest April In 140 Years
Hong Kong last month recorded its hottest April since meteorological records began in 1884, according to the city's weather observatory.
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China Cities Brace For Floods As Heat Scorches Inland Regions
Beijing and other cities braced for severe flooding on Friday as summer storms rolled across many parts of China, while inland regions baked in intense heat, threatening to shrink the country's biggest freshwater lake.
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Explained: From China To US - How El Nino Is Driving Extreme Weather
Countries around the world from China to the United States are battling heatwaves, with the onset of the climate phenonenon El Nino helping push temperatures higher.
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Beijing Swelters In Extreme Heat, Over 35 Degrees Recorded For 4 Weeks
Beijingers baked under crippling summer heat on Wednesday as China's capital kept up a record-breaking streak of four weeks of highs above 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit).
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Tourists Battle Sweltering Heat To See China's 'Flaming Mountains'
Tourists flocked to China's scenic Flaming Mountains this week to experience searing high temperatures amid punishing heatwaves that have scorched much of the Northern Hemisphere.
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"It's Horrible": US, Europe, China Face Extreme Heat
Swathes of Europe baked Tuesday in a heatwave trailed by wildfires and health warnings, as parts of Asia and the United States also suffered under extreme weather.
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Heat Alerts For Over 100 Million In US, Mercury At 48 Degrees In Europe
Summer has just begun in the Northern Hemisphere but a brutal heat wave is already gripping parts of Europe, China and the United States, where record temperatures expected this weekend are a stark illustration of the dangers of a warming climate.
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Beijing Records Hottest Day This June As Heatwave Sweeps Northern China
Beijing logged its hottest June day since records began on Thursday, the national weather service said, as swathes of northern China sweltered in 40-degree heat.
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Ample World Rice Supplies To Cushion Impact Of Pak, China Crop Losses
Abundant rice supplies in key exporters may largely offset an expected drop in output after floods in Pakistan and severe heatwave in China damaged crops, capping any gains in prices from steady Asian demand.
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Drought-Hit China Plans To Use Cloud-Seeding To Induce Rain: Report
Authorities in China are trying to induce rainfall in the midst of a catastrophic drought, which is caused by a record-breaking heatwave.
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China Drought Causes Parts Of Yangtze To Dry Up, Buddhist Statues Revealed
According to the latest number from China's Ministry of Water Resources (MWR), 2.2 million hectares of arable land has been affected by the drought.
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Subways Become Refuge For China Residents Amid Record Heat Wave
Desperate to escape the heat, hundreds of middle-aged and older residents have headed to the depths of the city's subway stations, whiling away the hours smoking, playing cards and napping.
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China's Harvest Under "Severe Threat" Amid Worst Heatwave On Record
China's autumn harvest is under "severe threat" from high temperatures and drought, authorities have warned, urging action to protect crops in the face of the country's hottest summer on record.
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China's New Severe Heat Wave Alert Amid Searing Temperatures
China's national observatory on Tuesday renewed a red alert for high temperatures, the most severe warning in its four-tier warning system, as heatwaves continue in many parts of the country.
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Lights To Switch Off At Shanghai's Bund As Heatwave Causes Power Cuts
Shanghai will switch off decorative lights along its famed Bund riverfront for two days from Monday as a nationwide heatwave sends power demands soaring, city authorities said.
