China Issues Highest Weather Alert As Temperatures Plunge
Severe weather warnings were in place across swathes of China on Wednesday as temperatures plummeted across the south and Beijing shivered in snowy conditions. Authorities renewed an orange alert – the highest in the country’s three-tier system – warning that average temperatures in the south could fall by six to 12 degrees Celsius (43 to 53 Fahrenheit) by Friday. In some areas, the mercury could plunge by over 20C, the […]