A new, third alarm this year, signaled at Shanghai because of the extreme heat affecting China’s most populous city. Authorities report that temperatures are expected today (Thursday 14/7) to approach or even exceed record levels.
The city of 25 million people has issued a “red” alert, indicating that temperatures are expected to rise to at least 40 degrees Celsius over the next 24 hours.
In the three-level warning system, construction work and other outdoor activities are restricted or stopped in the event of a “red” alert.
Shanghai has issued three “red” alerts in the past five days, which is considered rare as the city has issued 17 such warnings since records began to be kept in 1873.
Yesterday, the temperature in the city reached 40.9 degrees Celsius, the same as the record level recorded in late July 2017.
High temperatures have coincided with mass testing for COVID-19 in many areas this week amid limited outbreaks of the coronavirus, making it difficult for many residents and health workers wearing protective suits. Some of these workers had taped bottles of ice water to their uniforms, while others sat next to icicles to cool off. In some communities, screenings for residents began in the late afternoon when the temperature had dropped.
Half of the Chinese territory, as reported by the Athens News Agency, has been affected by unusually high temperatures in the last month. Areas in the Yangtze River Basin – encompassing metropolises from Shanghai to inland Chongqing – have been dealing with heat waves over the past week.
Source: News Beast
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