China's far western region of Xinjiang experienced record-breaking cold temperatures, reaching minus 63.4 degrees Fahrenheit, breaking a 64-year-old record. This extreme cold spell has caused significant disruptions following the Lunar New Year holiday, with storms inundating Northwest China since Saturday. The adverse weather has affected millions, clogging highways and causing flight delays across Xinjiang, Ningxia, Gansu, and Shaanxi. The temperature at the Tuerhong Township station in Xinjiang plummeted to minus 52 degrees Celsius (-61.6℉), marking its lowest since 1960. This sudden drop in temperature, a sharp decrease of 45 degrees, resulted in the mass death of waterfowl in the region. Authorities in Beijing also shut some highways due to heavier-than-expected snowfall, indicating the cold spell's widespread impact across the country.
Authorities in Beijing shut some highways after heavier-than-expected snowfall hit the Chinese capital, part of a cold spell sweeping many parts of the country this week https://t.co/WdEr8TqyjC
In a chilling update on the impacts of global warming, the region of Xinjiang in China has experienced a dramatic temperature plunge of 45 degrees Celsius, plummeting to minus 52 in certain areas. (-61.6 °F) Reports indicate devastating consequences with livestock and birds… https://t.co/trCg57kaKG
#WATCH 🔴 In #China, an abnormal frost has led to the mass death of waterfowl. In some regions of Xinjiang, the air temperature dropped to -52℃. https://t.co/Pv1BEjz4cM
Today in Xinjiang, China, some regions experienced a sudden temperature drop to -52℃ (-61.6℉), a sharp decrease of 45 degrees. This extreme cold caused a significant number of waterfowl to die off. https://t.co/EFVIjc4JiP
Today, the temperature in some regions in #Xinjiang suddenly dropped to -52℃ ( (-61.6℉) (a sharp drop of 45 degrees), and waterfowl died off in large numbers. What happened with global warming? #XiJinping #CCP #China #CCPChina #Chinanews #ChinaStory #ChineseSociety… https://t.co/orMlwLJAeC
Gallery: Northwest China has been inundated with storms since Saturday, disrupting millions of people returning home after the Lunar New Year holiday. Sand and snow clogged highways and caused flight delays across Xinjiang, Ningxia, Gansu and Shaanxi. https://t.co/G8HIO5kxHa https://t.co/OB0P633zYq
At the Tuerhong Township station in the northwestern Xinjiang Uyghur Autonomous Region, the temperature plummeted to minus 52 degrees Celsius, its lowest since 1960. https://t.co/d0iJOJ7OTH
Temperatures broke a 64-year-old record in China's far western region of Xinjiang, plunging to a bone-chilling minus 63.4 degrees Farenheit amid a cold spell and traffic disruptions following the Lunar New Year holiday https://t.co/Z2NsQOrZv5