World capitals suffer 25 percent rise in extremely hot conditions
Major cities now face 25% more extreme hot days than in the 1990s, with 2024 marking the hottest year recorded in urban heat data....
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COVID curbs and heatwaves hit July industrial profits in China
China’s industrial firms reported a drop in profits in July, reversing previous gains as fresh COVID-19 curbs dragged down demand and squeezed factory margins, while power shortages caused by heatwaves threatened production during the summer. On Saturday, the National Bureau of Statistics reported that profits at China’s industrial firms fell......