Hottest Day Recorded in Shanghai, Breaking Century-Old Heat Record

The hottest day in Shanghai in one hundred years was recorded, surpassing the previous record by one degree, according to the city's meteorological service.

In a recent report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change of the United Nations warned that "every increment of global warming will intensify multiple and concurrent hazards."

Shanghai Records Hottest Day in May

The eastern Chinese city's meteorological service reported that the temperature at a metro station in central Shanghai rose to 36.7 degrees Celsius later in the afternoon. This was one degree higher than the previous record of 35.7 degrees Celsius, which had been reached four times before: in 1876, 1903, 1915, and 2018.

Per CBS News, as greenhouse gases and El Nio combine to send temperatures skyrocketing, the United Nations warned in May that 2023 to 2027 will almost certainly be the hottest five-year period ever recorded.

According to the World Meteorological Organization of the United Nations, there is a two-thirds probability that at least one of the next five years will see global temperatures exceed the more stringent target established by the Paris Accords on limiting climate change.

Monday's record-breaking heat wave for the month of May was registered in the Xuhui district of the city, according to state-run media CCTV and the Shanghai Meteorological Department.

The Shanghai Meteorological Department issued its first high-temperature alert of the year due to three consecutive days of temperatures exceeding 35 degrees Celsius (95 degrees Fahrenheit).

In July, a heat wave raced through China, prompting residents to seek refuge in air raid shelters and public fountains, CNN reported.

Global Warming Intensifies

According to scientists, global warming is exacerbating adverse weather, with many countries experiencing fatal heatwaves and Southeast and South Asia setting temperature records in recent weeks.

The temperature at the busy station rose to 36.7C in the late afternoon, according to Shanghai's meteorological service. Residents of Shanghai perspired in the afternoon sun, with some applications estimating a "feels like" temperature of more than 40C. (104F).

Mid-April temperatures in India reached 44 degrees Celsius (111 degrees Fahrenheit), with at least 11 fatalities near Mumbai attributed to heatstroke on a single day. Dhaka, Bangladesh, experienced its warmest day in nearly sixty years, as per Aljazeera.

The city of Tak in western Thailand recorded its highest-ever temperature of 45.4C (114F), while the province of Sainyabuli in northwestern Laos reached a national temperature record of 42.9C (109F), according to a study by the World Weather Attribution group.

In a recent report, the United Nations Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warned that "each increment of global warming will intensify multiple and concurrent hazards."

As greenhouse gases and the El Nino ocean-warming phenomenon in the Pacific combine to send temperatures skyrocketing, the United Nations issued a warning this month that 2023 to 2027 will almost certainly be the highest five-year period ever recorded.

According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) of the United Nations, there is a two-thirds probability that in at least one of the next five years, global temperatures will exceed the more ambitious target outlined in the Paris Accords on limiting climate change.

The global mean temperature in 2022 was 1.15 degrees Celsius above the average of 1850-1900. There is a 66 percent probability that annual global surface temperatures will exceed the targeted 1.5C above pre-industrial levels for at least one year between 2023 and 2027, according to the World Meteorological Organization.