China says 267 weather stations broke temperature record in August


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China says 267 weather stations broke temperature record in August 8 September, 2022, 1:04 am SHANGHAI (Reuters) – As many as 267 weather stations across China recorded their highest temperatures in history last month after a heat-wave of more than 70 days damaged crops and wreaked havoc on power supplies, the national meteorological bureau said. This year’s heat-wave began on June 13 and didn’t officially end until Aug. 30, driven by an unusually large and intense Western Pacific Subtropical High weather system stretching over large parts of Asia. Water levels in some rivers and lakes dwindled to their lowest ever,...