Scientists say global warming is exacerbating adverse weather, with many countries experiencing deadly heatwaves and temperatures hitting records across Southeast and South Asia in recent weeks.
As Shanghai swelters under a summer heatwave, it sometimes looks as if people are dropping dead from the torrid temperatures on the city’s best known shopping avenue. Normally, bustling Nanjing East Road has turned into an open-air slumber party on recent nights as local residents try to escape the heat of their cramped nearby homes by sleeping outside on benches or directly on the pavement.