China has endured a string of extreme summers in recent years, with heatwaves baking northern regions even as parts of the south have seen catastrophic rain and flooding.
“It’s been really hot lately, especially in the past few days,“ intern Li Weijun told AFP on Monday afternoon.
“I think it’s related to climate change, and maybe also to the damage done to nature,“ he said.
Construction workers should “shorten the amount of time consecutively spent at labour”, while elderly, sick or weakened individuals ought to “avoid excessive exertion”, according to the guidelines.
“I used to ride a bike, but once it gets this hot, I basically stop doing that,“ the IT worker told AFP.
A few lazed on the backs of their scooters in a shady spot, while elsewhere, people cooled off with ice creams or by taking a dip in the city’s canals.
Beijing is still a few degrees short of breaking its record for the hottest-ever June day, set at 41.1C in 2023.
China is the world’s largest producer of carbon dioxide, a potent greenhouse gas, though it has pledged to bring its emissions to a peak by the end of this decade and to net zero by 2060.
In a shady spot near an office building, 42-year-old Lucy Lu spent her lunch break with friends, kicking a shuttlecock through the air -- a traditional Chinese game known as “jianzi”.
“But I do think when the temperature goes over 40C, there should be some time off or work-from-home options to reduce the risk of heatstroke.”
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