China’s capital has experienced 28 days hotter than usual so far this year, the Beijing Meteorological Observatory said on July 19, as locals struggle with the heat.
A hot day, defined by the observatory, is a day with temperatures exceeding 35°C (95°F).
The observatory issued a high-temperature alert on July 19 for the next day: “On July 20, Beijing’s high temperature will reach about 36°C. Residents need to take precautions.”
The number of hot days this year has already broken the previous record set in 2020 when there were 26 hot days for that year.
Beijing resident Lu Xin (pseudonym), who lives in Chaoyang District, told The Epoch Times on July 14 that when the high temperature in Beijing reached over 40°C (104°F) a few days earlier, most people did not dare to go out….