Heat waves in China, the USA, Mexico, Spain and Japan

Heat waves continue in large parts of China, the United States, Mexico, Spain and Japan. In Beijing, home to 22 million people, temperatures recently exceeded 40 degrees Celsius for three days. China’s northern regions of Hebei, Henan, Shandong, Inner Mongolia and Tianjin are also experiencing heat waves. After temperatures dropped slightly at the beginning of the week, heatwave days have been announced for the weekend. Extreme weather threatens to affect crops. Another drought, like last year’s, would negatively impact crop yields, while livestock are at risk from high temperatures, according to analysts at Capital Economics.