• Heat event reportedly most extreme  in recorded history.
• Projected consequences of heat include global shortages and soaring prices for batteries, cars, food, solar panels.
• Temperature have topped 104 degrees Fahrenheit, reportedly closing factories, killing crops.
• Over 900 million people across 17 Chinese provinces are being impacted.
• National Meteorological Centre forecaster expects break soon, saying, “There will be relief from the heatwave in most parts of China by the end of this month.

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