record heat waves

The recent record heat wave has caused about 100,000 bats to die in flight, causing an environmental disaster in Australia.

Mexico City experienced the hottest day in the last 99 years on May 30 with a measured temperature of 31.7 degrees Celsius, beating the record of 31.2 degrees Celsius in 1919,

On August 30, the China Meteorological Agency said the country suffered the hottest August sunshine in more than 50 years.