Temperatures in the Chinese lithium hub Sichaun province—home to nearly 84 million people—have hovered above 40-42 degrees Celsius since last week, meanwhile, the region relies on dams to generate 80 percent of its electricity, but rivers in the area have dried up this summer
A thermometer displays 41 degrees Celsius amid a heatwave in this illustration photo on August 10, 2022, in Nanjing, Jiangsu Province of China. Image: Yang Bo/China News Service via Getty Images