How Did the Chinese Government Respond to the Heatwave and the Drought?

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Sichuan is in southwestern China and it has about 84 million inhabitants. The province relies 80% on hydropower, which is a huge number. When there's a heatwave, what you want is electricity because you're turning to your air conditioners. And that tends to drive up electricity demand.

As devastating heat waves like the recent one in China become more common, we’re going to need new ways of talking about them. Vox’s Neel Dhanesha explains a proposal to name heat waves.

This episode was produced by Amanda Lewellyn, edited by Matt Collette, fact-checked by Laura Bullard, engineered by Paul Robert Mounsey, and hosted by Noel King.

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