The unprecedented heat wave that has engulfed China this summer has dried up rivers, wilted crops and sparked forest fires. It has grounded ships, caused hydropower shortages and forced major ...

crops withering under scorching heat, hazmat-suited Covid workers collapsing from heatstroke. Since summer began, scenes of devastation and misery have been playing out across China as the world ...

China has registered the highest number of hot days over six months since records began, according to authorities, as the country confronts another record-breaking summer of blistering heat. In ...

At the same time, a heat wave in northern China pushed temperatures above 40 ... more severe flooding and droughts for the rest of the summer, with more than 600 millimeters (23.6 inches) of ...

The weather bureau said on Thursday that it expects temperatures in most areas across China to be relatively high over the next few months, signalling a second consecutive summer of extreme heat.

BEIJING - China’s weather agency expects extreme heat to persist across the country this summer as climate change pushes global temperatures higher, state media reported on July 4. The Asian ...

The Ministry of Agriculture said Thursday that drought and heat have had an adverse ... the task of protecting the summer planting season is difficult.” In Henan, China’s top wheat producing ...