Essay by Eric Worrall

First published JoNova; I wonder how their solar panels and frost sensitive EVs are working out for them?

Beijing breaks a seven-decade cold-weather record

Reuters
December 24, 202310:02 PM GMT+10 Updated 2 days ago

BEIJING, Dec 24 (Reuters) – China’s capital Beijing has broken its record for hours of sub-zero temperatures in December dating back to 1951, after a cold wave swept swathes of the country and brought blizzards in its wake, sending temperatures towards historic lows.

Northern and northeastern parts of the country have experienced a record-breaking chill since last week, with some areas in the northeast hitting minus 40 Celsius and Fahrenheit and below, as biting cold air flowed down from the Arctic.

As of Sunday, a weather observatory in Beijing had recorded more than 300 hours of below-freezing temperatures since Dec. 11, the most for the month since records began in 1951, according to state-backed Beijing Daily.

The capital has also endured nine consecutive days of temperatures below minus 10 C (14 F) in this period, the Beijing Daily added.

Several cities in the central Chinese province of Henan, southwest of Beijing, are in the grip of a winter heating supply crunch, with thermal power suppliers in the city of Jiaozuo under pressure to ensure supplies.

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Read more: https://www.reuters.com/world/china/chinas-henan-province-hit-by-shortage-winter-heating-after-cold-wave-2023-12-24/

No doubt climate alarmists will see it as proof of global warming disrupting the weather. After all, every unusual weather event is proof the climatic end times are upon us.