A crippling drought exacerbated by a record heatwave has spread across half of China and reached the normally frigid Tibetan Plateau.
The world’s second-largest economy has experienced over 70 days of heatwaves, flash floods and droughts phenomena that scientists say are becoming more frequent and intense due to climate change.
Experts say the intensity, scope and duration of the heatwave could make it one of the worst recorded in global history.
A chart from the National Climate Centre showed that swathes of southern China were experiencing severe to extraordinary drought conditions.