BEIJING — Eastern China is baking under unseasonably high temperatures, with the excessive heat expected to linger in mega coastal cities in the highly industrialized provinces of Jiangsu and Zhejiang
for up to 10 more days. In the east and northwest of China, temperatures as high as 43.9 degrees Celsius have scorched Zhejiang, Jiangsu, Shanghai, Anhui and Xinjiang in recent days, state broadcaster CCTV said. On the coast, Zhejiang’s provincial capital, Hangzhou, recorded a historical high of more than 107F on Saturday. The city of 12.5 million people is expected to swelter under temperatures exceeding 104F through Sunday.
That was followed by the country’s hottest May, setting off weeks of drought-like conditions in central China in June, hitting crops and livelihoods of farming communities in the region. With the extreme heat this summer, electricity usage has also risen due to increased demand for air-conditioning. The spike in electricity demand could threaten a supply crunch.
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