- Heat event reportedly most extreme in recorded history.
- Projected consequences of heat include global shortages and soaring prices for batteries, cars, food, solar panels.
- Temperature have topped 104 degrees Fahrenheit, reportedly closing factories, killing crops.
- Over 900 million people across 17 Chinese provinces are being impacted.
- National Meteorological Centre forecaster expects break soon, saying, “There will be relief from the heatwave in most parts of China by the end of this month.
