Beijing logs hottest late-October day on record

Beijing (AFP) Oct 26, 2023

China's capital logged its hottest-ever late-October day this week, Beijing officials said on Thursday, with the mercury rising above 27 degrees Celsius across the city. This year is on track to become the hottest in human history, with heatwaves, droughts and wildfires striking Asia, Africa, Europe and North America in recent months - events that scientists say are being exacerbated by cli