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Beijing sweats in extreme 40 degrees-plus heat for record third day

A woman walks with cold patches on her forehead and neck amid a red alert for heatwave in Beijing, China, on 23rd June, 2023

Beijing, China Reuters Beijing topped 40 degrees Celsius 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.  At 1:51pm, the temperature measured by Beijing’s benchmark weather station in its southern suburbs briefly soared […]