HONG KONG: Hong Kong has broken two heat records for September in a little over a week, the city's weather observatory said Tuesday (Sep 13), as the crowded financial hub swelters through one of its hottest summers. The Hong Kong Observatory said a temperature of 35.4 degrees Celsius was recorded on Tuesda
HONG KONG: Hong Kong has broken two heat records for September in a little over a week, the city's weather observatory said Tuesday , as the crowded financial hub swelters through one of its hottest summers.
The previous high of 35.3 degrees Celsius was set just last Monday, toppling a record that had stood since 1963. Southern China last month recorded its longest continuous period of high temperatures since records began more than 60 years ago, sparking power cuts and droughts that have hit the agricultural and manufacturing sectors.
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