Southern and eastern China are bracing for ongoing heatwaves, putting pressure on power grids as air-conditioning demand skyrockets in major cities such as Shanghai.
Over the next three days, most of southern China is predicted to experience temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius, with some areas exceeding 40 degrees Celsius, according to national forecasters. The extremely hot weather has been affecting various parts of Asia in recent weeks, with Shanghai experiencing its hottest day in May in over a century.
Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, a climate scientist with the University of New South Wales, said…
“I’m not surprised that they are occurring, and not surprised that they are worse. But how they are occurring – it’s just been week-on-week-on-week of these records being shattered. It’s just relentless.”
Demand for electricity in…
