Overview

• Beijing experienced record high temperatures for over 9 consecutive days before flooding displaced 10,000 people in central provinces.
• The heatwave was exacerbated by below-average rainfall in Beijing this year.
• Severe flooding in Hunan and Shaanxi provinces caused damage to homes and infrastructure but no reported deaths.
• Additional heavy rainfall is expected in the coming days, threatening further flooding.
• The extreme weather highlights the transformations wrought by climate change in China from harsh winters to periods of simultaneous flooding and drought.