The Beijing Climate Centre said the latest heatwave is the country's 'strongest' on record since data was first collected in 1961.
China has been hit by extreme weather this summer, including record temperatures, flash floods and droughts.China's more than two-month long heatwave has dried up as many as 66 rivers, including the critical Yangtze River, the world's third longest waterway.
"The average intensity of heat wave events, impact scale, and duration taken into account, the combined intensity of regional heat wave event of China since June 13 has reached the strongest since the complete meteorological observation record existed, " a statement from the Centre said.A total of 914 national meteorological observatories have reached the standard for extreme heat wave events, with 216 stations documenting temperatures equal to or exceeding previous records.
Australian climate scientist Professor Lesley Hughes said the record-breaking heat in China should not come as a surprise. She said there is potential for conflict over competition for water supply as river systems located within a critical network of rivers in the Tibetan Plateau dry up. "The role of climate change in global conflict and global security is now a subject of intense speculation. Obviously, water is something that human communities simply cannot do without. Droughts often caused displacement of people moving away from dry areas.
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