Hong Kong records hottest day ever as Typhoon Dolphin fuels heatwave

The Guardian reports that Hong Kong has officially recorded its highest temperature ever. The Hong Kong Observatory confirmed the city reached thirty-six point nine degrees Celsius on Sunday—the highest temperature since records began in eighteen eighty-four, more than one hundred forty years ago. Typhoon Dolphin swept warm air over the region, driving the intense heat.

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