Not since 1961 has Jiangsu seen temperatures in mid July this high. In Nanjing, with humidity levels also soaring, the threat of heat stroke is very real indeed. For “multiple organ failure” is a cause of death increasingly common in 2022.
Over the last 2 days, record-breaking temperatures have been recorded all over the country, but especially in Hebei Province in the centre of China. There, temperatures topping 44 degrees Celsius have been reported by the cities of Lingshou (44.2 degrees), Gaocheng (44.1 degrees), Zhengding (44.0 degrees) and Yanjin (44.0 degrees).
过去两天，全国各地都出现破纪录的气温，尤其是位于中国中部的河北省。其中，灵寿（44.2度）、藁城（44.1度）、正定（44.0度）和延津（44.0度）等城市的气温高达44摄氏度。
Elsewhere, temperatures exceeding 40 degrees have also been recorded in several cities in Sichuan Province, while same has also been reported in our own Jiangsu Province, in the cities of Suzhou and Yixing.
其他地方，四川省的多个城市也出现了超过40度的气温，而我们江苏省的苏州市和宜兴市也有超过40度的气温。
Here also, no less than 31 meteorological stations in Jiangsu reported temperatures not seen in mid July since 1961, coincidentally, 61 years ago.
同样，江苏不少于31个气象站报告了自1961年（巧合的是，61年前）以来7月中旬从未出现过的气温。
While there will be something of a temperature let up in the form of storms next week, tomorrow is going to be another hot one. In the past few minutes, Jiangsu Meteorology has predicted a high of 39.9 degrees for Liyang in Changzhou City.
虽然下周气温会因暴风雨的形式有所减弱，但明天将是另一场炎热的天气。近几分钟，江苏省气象台预计常州市溧阳最高气温达39.9度。
The high temperatures have also called for some extreme measures to help professionals doing their job stay cool. In Shanghai, medical workers clad in PPE administering NATs outside have taken to pressing each other’s backs with plastic tubs filled with ice to stave off possible heat stroke.
高温还要求采取一些极端措施来帮助专业人士保持凉爽。在上海，穿着个人防护装备在外面进行NAT的医务人员开始用装满冰的塑料桶按压彼此的背部，以防止可能的中暑。
Also sometimes called sun stroke, heat stroke can very quickly become a fatal condition if not quickly treated by an emergency cooling of the sufferer’s body temperature. If not treated in time, the nervous system, respiratory system, liver and kidneys will be severely impacted one after the other. Multiple organ failure is usually the cause of death from heat stroke.
中暑有时也称为中暑，如果不通过紧急冷却患者体温进行快速治疗，中暑很快就会致命。如果不及时治疗，神经系统、呼吸系统、肝脏和肾脏都会受到严重影响。多器官衰竭通常是中暑死亡的原因。
On 10 July, the West China Hospital of Sichuan University received three consecutive referrals of heat stroke patients. One was suffering from cardio-respiratory arrest due to multiple organ failure. While initial rescue attempts were successful, the patient finally succumbed, reports The Paper.
7月10日，四川大学华西医院连续收到三起中暑转诊患者。一名患者因多器官衰竭而出现心跳呼吸骤停。据澎湃新闻报道，虽然最初的救援尝试很成功，但患者最终还是去世了。
In our neighbouring Zhejiang Province, on 6 July, a 49 year-old male was brought to Lishui Central Hospital. While toiling in a workshop, he had suddenly fainted with a body temperature of 40.7 degrees. After 31 hours of attempts to reverse multiple organ failure, the man died in the early morning of 8 July.
7月6日，在我们邻近的浙江省，一名49岁的男性被送往丽水市中心医院。在车间劳作时，他突然晕倒，体温高达40.7度。经过 31 小时的尝试扭转多器官衰竭，该男子于 7 月 8 日凌晨死亡。
The dangers of heat stroke may also be even greater than we think. And in a place such as Nanjing, known for both high temperatures and levels of humidity, that’s a worrisome combination.
中暑的危险也可能比我们想象的还要大。在像南京这样以高温和潮湿而闻名的地方，这是一个令人担忧的组合。
For over a decade, it was thought that a “wet-bulb” temperature of 35 degrees at 100 percent humidity be the upper limit for human safety. But recent experiments conducted in the Noll Laboratory at Penn State University (USA), reported by The Conversation, suggest the number to be as low as 31 degrees at 100 percent humidity, or 38 degrees at 60 percent humidity.
十多年来，人们一直认为 100% 湿度下 35 度的“湿球”温度是人体安全的上限。但据 The Conversation 报道，最近在美国宾夕法尼亚州立大学诺尔实验室进行的实验表明，在 100% 湿度下，温度可低至 31 度，在 60% 湿度下，温度可低至 38 度。
As a point of reference, the humidity level in Nanjing is generally over 60 percent on a daily basis, and regularly gets on for 100 percent. That’s a sobering thought for Nanjingers, especially during the sauna of July, 2022.
作为参考，南京的日常湿度一般在60%以上，经常达到100%。对于南京人来说，这是一个发人深省的想法，尤其是在 2022 年 7 月的桑拿期间。
