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Shanghai hits highest May temperature in over a century



The Chinese city of Shanghai recorded its highest May temperature in more than 100 years on Monday, hitting a record 36.1 degrees Celsius (nearly 97 degrees Fahrenheit).To get more shanghai china news, you can visit citynewsservice.cn official website.

The previous record of 35.7 degrees Celsius (96.3 degrees Fahrenheit) was first recorded in May 1876 and has only been reached three times since, including in 1903, 1915 and 2018, state media reported.Monday's record-breaking May heatwave was recorded in the city's Xuhui district, state media CCTV reported, citing the Shanghai Meteorological Bureau.

Earlier on Monday, the Shanghai Meteorological Bureau issued its first high temperature alert of the year as temperatures in the city exceeded 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit) for three consecutive days.

This comes after a heat wave swept across China in July, with residents resorting to bomb shelters and public fountains to stay cool.

For the whole of 2022, Shanghai recorded 50 days with temperatures above 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit).

Shanghai's current temperature alert level is yellow, the lowest of three levels.

An orange alert comes into effect when the maximum temperature is expected to rise above 37 degrees Celsius within 24 hours, and red means temperatures are expected to rise above 40 degrees Celsius in the next 24 hours.

This comes amid a spate of record-breaking temperatures across Asia in Vietnam, Laos and the Thai capital earlier this month. Experts say the heat has been exacerbated by an intense smog season that has seen pollution levels soar.
Scientists have long warned that heat waves will get worse as the effects of the man-made climate crisis accelerate.

The temperature of China's coastal waters has also risen significantly due to global warming, and sea level rise has accelerated, Wang Hua, head of the marine forecasting and monitoring department at China's Ministry of Natural Resources, said last month.

Shanghai, the country's most developed and richest city, lies along this coastline.

Over the past four decades, rising sea levels along China's coast have had long-term impacts, including the erosion of coastal ecosystems and the loss of mudflats. It has also affected groundwater supplies and increased damage from storms, flooding and saltwater intrusion, Wang said.