China has been dealing with summer flooding for centuries, but this year’s flooding has also coincided with heat waves that hit the northern part of the country, where heavy rains are also expected to move in the coming days, according to the Observatory. Central Weather.
Temperatures on Tuesday reached a high of 104 degrees Fahrenheit in nine northern and central provinces. In Henan, road surface temperatures of up to 165 degrees Fahrenheit created cracks in cement roads last week that resembled the aftermath of an earthquake, local media reported.
Scorching heat in some of China’s most populous provinces has increased demand for air conditioning, leading to record electricity use. In Shandong, a province in northeast China with a population of 100 million, peak electricity load reached a record 92.94 million kilowatts on Tuesday, surpassing the 2020 peak of 90.22 million kilowatts, the state television.
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