June 23, 2023, 8:12 p.m.

As the capital basked in temperatures of around 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), China issued its highest-level heat alert for the country's northern regions on Friday.
A day sooner Beijing logged its most sizzling June day since records started with the mercury edging up to 41.1C, breaking a record set in 1961.

Although the city is used to experiencing scorching summers, scientists believe that climate change is making the heat even worse across China in recent months.The red warning is the highest in a four-tier system as Beijing records the hottest June day in North China. Document) Beijing, China: As the capital basked in temperatures of around 40 degrees Celsius (104 degrees Fahrenheit), China issued its highest-level heat alert for the country's northern regions on Friday.

A day sooner Beijing logged its most sizzling June day since records started with the mercury edging up to 41.1C, breaking a record set in 1961.

Although the city is used to experiencing scorching summers, scientists believe that climate change is making the heat even worse across China in recent months.

Powered by VDO.AI Pause, Unmute, and Fullscreen On Friday morning, 185 red alerts were issued across large swaths of northern and eastern China, including Beijing, the city of Tianjin, which is close by, and the provinces of Hebei and Shandong that border it.

Within a four-tier system, the red warning is the highest.

The red alert has not been used in Beijing since 2014, according to government weather services.

By Thursday, numerous neighboring areas had already been placed on red alert.

"It is only June, and this weather is not human!" On Weibo, a user wrote a post that was echoed by numerous other posts.

To shield themselves from the sun, pedestrians were observed wearing visors, hats, and masks on the streets of Beijing.

Some people splashed around in the water along the city's canals in an attempt to cool off from the heat.

According to China's meteorological service, the temperature reached 43 degrees Celsius on Thursday in the coastal province of Shandong, which borders the Yellow Sea.

17 weather stations in the region broke temperature records, according to local media.

Forecasters warned that the extreme heat will continue for at least eight days in the northern and eastern regions.