Global average temperatures have hit an all-time high as many regions enter the longest heatwave of the year, Reuters reported. Temperatures in Sanbao, in China’s northwestern Xinjiang region, topped 52 degrees Celsius over the weekend.
The record heatwave in Sanbao is expected to continue for at least five more days. Temperatures in Sanbao on July 15 exceeded the record of 50.3 degrees Celsius set in Xinjiang in 2015.
Widespread heatwaves have once again shown that the goal of keeping global warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius above pre-industrial levels is beyond human reach, with evidence of the climate crisis everywhere.
Tourists visit the Colosseum in Rome despite warnings from authorities about the record heatwave that has hit Italy over the past two weeks. (Photo: Reuters)
Also according to Reuters , forest fires are raging in Europe while the second heat wave has not yet begun, the average temperature in this area has reached 48 degrees Celsius - a record high compared to previous years.
That's in Europe, and in North America, a quarter of the US population is suffering from a heat dome that covers much of the western states.
In a Twitter post, World Health Organization (WHO) Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said: “In many parts of the world , today, July 17, is predicted to be the hottest day ever recorded.”
China's prolonged high temperatures are threatening power grids and crops, and raising concerns about a repeat of the 2022 drought – the country's worst in 60 years.
Scorching heat in northern China is rare, according to China's National Climate Center (NCC).
"This heat wave is very strong, long lasting and widespread," said Zhao Wei, a forecaster at the Beijing Meteorological Station.
Meanwhile in the South China Sea, Typhoon Talim is strengthening and is expected to make landfall on the night of July 18 along the southern coast of China and several cities in northern Vietnam. The storm has also caused many flights and trains to be suspended in the Guangdong and Hainan regions.
In South Korea, torrential rains killed 40 people as river dykes collapsed and caused flash floods.
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