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A summer of extreme weather in China has seen multiple megacities record their hottest days ever - Copyright AFP/File Hector RETAMAL Chinese lithium hub Sichuan province will ration electricity supply to factories until Saturday, state media reported, as a heatwave sends power demands soaring and dries up reservoirs. Temperatures in the province — home to nearly 84 million people — have hovered above 40-42 degrees Celsius (104-108 degrees Fahrenheit) since last week, according to data from China’s Meteorological Administration, increasing the demand for air conditioning. The region relies on dams to generate 80 percent of its electricity, but rivers in...
