Earlier this year, China was hit by its best spring since 1961 when it started to collect modern-day information. The country’s hottest May followed, which caused days of dry spells in northern China in June, affecting farming communities there, and negatively affecting crops there.
With the extreme heat this summers, energy use has likewise risen due to increased demand for air-conditioning. A supply shortage may result from the increase in electricity requirement.
Since last fortnight, Zhejiang’s State Grid has started advising drivers of electric cars to demand their automobiles late at night to reduce energy usage from peak times.
Additionally, it advised people to turn off air conditioning in cooler climates.
On Monday, the national weather forecaster issued a warning about possible fire hazards brought on by abnormal electrical consumption and energy consumption.
After regularly maximum temperatures at seven national climate stations exceeded local traditional extremes, some areas around the Yangtze River delta may expect scorching weather in the coming days.
After persistent high temperatures for more than a year, which had continued for more than a year, the Jiangsu station issued a red alert for heat on Sunday. The mercury may approach 40 degrees Celsius , in places of Wuxi, Changzhou and Zhenjiang, CCTV said.
Hangzhou is expected to observe 10 right days of above 40 degrees Celsius , wind, breaking its history of eight times in 2013.  ,