Record-Shattering Cold Grips China Amidst Extreme Weather Shift
- More low temperature records broken across China amid persistent cold snap
- Over 20 stations logged all-time December lows early Thursday
- Hohhot hit -29.1°C, breaking nearly 70-year record low
- Alert issued for widespread extreme cold in northern, eastern, southeast China
- Follows summer of record heat and floods; experts warn climate change increasing weather extremes