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Beijing Swelters In Extreme Heat, Over 40 Degrees Recorded For 3rd Day
Beijing topped 40 degrees Celsius (104F) on Saturday for a record third day as the Chinese capital sweltered in extreme heat, while uncommonly high temperatures for June grilled an area the size of California in northern China.
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Egg Prices In China Are Shooting Up. It Has A Heat Wave Connection
Scorching temperatures in eastern China have pushed up egg prices because hens are laying fewer in a hotter-than-usual summer, local media reported.
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Half Of China Hit By Severe Drought Amid Record Heat Wave
The world's second-largest economy has been hit by record heat, flash floods and droughts -- phenomena that scientists say are becoming more frequent and intense due to climate change.
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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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Over 5 Million In Soutwest China Face Power Cuts Amid Heatwave
More than five million people in southwest China were facing rolling power cuts Wednesday as a heatwave creates an electricity supply crunch that has forced factories to stop work.
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China Heatwave's Unlikely Impact - More Expensive Eggs
Scorching temperatures in eastern China have pushed up egg prices because hens are laying fewer in a hotter-than-usual summer, local media reported.
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China Faces Fiercest Heat Wave In 6 Decades, Forcing Factories To Close
China's worst heatwave in 60 years is forcing factories to close with temperatures crossing 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in dozens of cities.
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"Turn Down The ACs": Record Electricity Demand In China Amid Searing Heat
Power consumption surged in large Chinese provinces north of the Yangtze river amid warmer-than-normal weather, with regions like Henan, China's third-most populous province, challenged by record electricity demand.
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Ice blocks help pandas stay cool in heat wave
Giant pandas at the Chengdu Breeding and Research Centre, in China's Sichuan province, have been having fun cooling down with huge blocks of ice, as a summer heat wave made their thick fur too hot to handle.
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Beijing Swelters In Extreme Heat, Over 40 Degrees Recorded For 3rd Day
Beijing topped 40 degrees Celsius (104F) on Saturday for a record third day as the Chinese capital sweltered in extreme heat, while uncommonly high temperatures for June grilled an area the size of California in northern China.
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Egg Prices In China Are Shooting Up. It Has A Heat Wave Connection
Scorching temperatures in eastern China have pushed up egg prices because hens are laying fewer in a hotter-than-usual summer, local media reported.
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Half Of China Hit By Severe Drought Amid Record Heat Wave
The world's second-largest economy has been hit by record heat, flash floods and droughts -- phenomena that scientists say are becoming more frequent and intense due to climate change.
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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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Over 5 Million In Soutwest China Face Power Cuts Amid Heatwave
More than five million people in southwest China were facing rolling power cuts Wednesday as a heatwave creates an electricity supply crunch that has forced factories to stop work.
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China Heatwave's Unlikely Impact - More Expensive Eggs
Scorching temperatures in eastern China have pushed up egg prices because hens are laying fewer in a hotter-than-usual summer, local media reported.
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China Faces Fiercest Heat Wave In 6 Decades, Forcing Factories To Close
China's worst heatwave in 60 years is forcing factories to close with temperatures crossing 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit) in dozens of cities.
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"Turn Down The ACs": Record Electricity Demand In China Amid Searing Heat
Power consumption surged in large Chinese provinces north of the Yangtze river amid warmer-than-normal weather, with regions like Henan, China's third-most populous province, challenged by record electricity demand.
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Ice blocks help pandas stay cool in heat wave
Giant pandas at the Chengdu Breeding and Research Centre, in China's Sichuan province, have been having fun cooling down with huge blocks of ice, as a summer heat wave made their thick fur too hot to handle.
