REUTERSCracks run through the bed of Jinxiuchuan reservoir amid an orange alert for a heatwave in the drought-hit region, in Jinan, Shandong province, China, June 19, 2024. REUTERSChina is facing hotter and longer heatwaves and more frequent and unpredictable heavy rain as a result of climate change, the weather bureau warned on Thursday, as the world's second biggest economy braces for another scorching summer. "China is a region that is sensitive to global climate change, a region where the impact will be significant," said Yuan Jiashuang, vice-director of the CMA's National Climate Centre, at a briefing. The weather bureau said on Thursday that it expects temperatures in most areas across China to be relatively high over the next few months, signalling a second consecutive summer of extreme heat. The weather bureau also said that two typhoons could make landfall in mainland China in July.
