Mega-cities on China’s eastern coast are facing another spell of scorching heat as temperatures hovered around 40 Celsius (104 Fahrenheit) on August 2 and prolonged extreme temperatures were expected to run into next week. The Shanghai Meteorological Center on August 1 issued the first red warning signal for high temperatures this year after the sprawling...

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