VOA News | Friday, Jun 23, 2023 
Beijing Sizzles With Hot Weather Alert at Highest Level

BEIJING — Beijing on Friday upgraded its warning for hot weather to “red” — the highest in a color-coded alert system — with many parts of the Chinese capital roasting in temperatures of up to 40 degrees Celsius. The official temperature for the capital, which is measured from its southern suburbs observatory, hit 40 degrees Celsius just after 1:30 p.m. (0530 GMT) on Friday, according to the Beijing Municipal Meteorological Observatory.”This is the first time since the establishment of the observatory that there has been a high temperature of more than 40C for two consecutive days,” Zhang Yingxin, chief forecaster of the Municipal Meteorological Observatory, said at a press briefing. The observatory was founded in 1951. On Thursday, the maximum temperature in the city of nearly 22 million people breached 41 Celsius and shattered the record for the hottest day in June…Read more