Shanghai Sets Yet Another Record High Temp.
Posted by feww on August 7, 2013
Shanghai issues a fifth red alert for heat, as city sets a new record high of 40.8ºC
Having experienced its hottest July on record, Shanghai set a record-high temperature of 40.6ºC on July 26. That record was broken today, when the mercury soared to a new high of 40.8ºC (105.5ºF), said a report.
The city also set a new record for the number of consecutive hot days in July, with temperatures exceeding 38ºC for eight straight days.
The heat is expected to persist in Shanghai until Sunday, forecasters said.
The heat wave is reportedly the worst to hit China in 140 years, leaving scores of people dead.
Among the effects of the scorching summer heat has been a rise in demand for ambulances. “Ambulances are being dispatched 1,000 times a day, while on extremely hot days it’s more than 1,100 times,” said Shanghai Medical Emergency Center.
Severe Drought Continues to Spread in SW China
Meantime, a severe drought continues to spread across southwest China affecting at least 15.11 million people in one province alone.
Drought in southwest China’s Guizhou province, which began mid-June, has spread to 27 counties, leaving 13 areas severely affected, said the Guizhou Provincial Government.
Drought has affected tens of millions of people in southern, southwestern, eastern and central China, leaving millions of people and livestock short of drinking water, and damaging or destroying millions of hectares of crops.
Mining every last drop of water
Original caption: Villagers search for water in a karst cave at Shimen Village of Songtao County, southwest China’s Guizhou Province, Aug. 6, 2013. A lingering drought has left about 2.25 million people short of drinking water in the province. (Xinhua/Ou Dongqu). More images…
Original caption: Farmers prepare to dig a well on the dried riverbed in Shitingzi Township of Qidong County, central China’s Hunan Province, Aug. 1, 2013. As of July 31, lingering droughts have affected many parts in Hunan. Nearly 1.29 million people lack adequate supplies of drinking water, and a total of 786,000 hectares of farmland is damaged by the drought. (Xinhua/Long Hongtao). More images…
Farmers fear for crops as S. China drought drags on
Original caption. Photo taken on Aug. 2, 2013 shows a dried corn in Baji Village of Zunyi County, southwest China’s Guizhou Province. Lingering droughts in Guizhou have affected more than 12 million people. Over 2 million people lack adequate supplies of drinking water, and a total of 12.7 million mu (about 847,300 hectares)of farmland is damaged by the drought. (Xinhua/Yang Ying). More images…
Fire Earth 
Celeste said
Weather officials have issued the highest excessive heat warning for the 19th consecutive day. Temperatures in Shanghai, Anhui, Hubei, Jiangsu, Zhejiang and other eastern provinces were forecast to rise to as high 42 degrees Celsius.
Meanwhile, Shanghai broke yet another all-time record today, registering 41.2 degrees.
feww said
PM2.5 could hit 500plus this week.
Bart in Shanghai said
Mercury hit record 110 degrees on the Bund, Shanghai’s famous water front.