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COLD-WAVE-BEIJING
Strong cold wave sweeps Beijing
BEIJING, Jan. 6, 2021 (BSS/Xinhua) – Beijing is experiencing a strong cold
wave that started early Wednesday, with the high of the day at around minus
10 degrees Celsius.
The Chinese capital will see strong winds, according to the Beijing
meteorological station.
Weather authorities of the city on Tuesday issued yellow alerts for
continuous low temperatures and gales, forecasting the daily low in the
city’s plains to be lower than minus 12 degrees Celsius from Tuesday to
Thursday.
Beijing has a four-tier color-coded weather warning system for low
temperatures and gales, with red representing the most severe weather,
followed by orange, yellow and blue.
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