Germany experienced its hottest day of the summer on Tuesday, with temperatures reaching 40 Celsius degrees in parts of the west and south, and the national weather service issuing a nationwide heat alert.
In major cities across Germany, temperatures surpassed 30 Celsius degrees. A high-level forest fire alert remains in effect nationwide. Some public facilities offer free spaces for cooling, while some zoos were closed to the public due to the extreme heat.
Meanwhile, demand for fans, air conditioners, and temperature-control devices has surged.
Health authorities have urged the public to pay attention to health risks due to high temperature and called on medical institutions to prepare for such extreme weather.
"It's extremely hot today. You must use sunscreen, or you'll get sunburned. With temperatures above 37 Celsius degrees wearing a hat is essential," said Maxim, a student in Germany.
Transport networks have been affected, with train cancellations and delays affecting over 30 routes in western Germany.
Additionally, road infrastructure has also been impacted. The government of Lower Saxony warned that high temperatures had melted binding agents on some roads. Older concrete roads are more vulnerable to heat, increasing risks of vehicle tire blowouts.
Germany swelters under record summer heatwave
China will continue to foster and strengthen the space computing industry, according to the country's Ministry of Industry and Information Technology (MIIT).
Space-based computing power refers to deploying computational capabilities in space and using satellite networks to achieve seamless coverage. Compared to traditional land-based data centers, space computing boasts advantages such as real-time on-orbit processing, low-cost energy and wide-area coverage. "Computing satellites can achieve seamless coverage and process data directly on orbit through networks of laser communications. This compresses the data timeliness for scenarios like disaster warnings and resource monitoring from hours to seconds -- a capability land-based computing cannot match," said Xie Lina, deputy director of the Data Center Department, Cloud Computing and Big Data Institute, China Academy of Information and Communications Technology.
The ministry will support relevant departments in actively carrying out forward-looking research on space computing, gradually establish a standard system covering hardware, software, networking, security, and others, and promote the research and development in technologies and products involving satellite-based radiation-resistant chips and inter-satellite laser communication.
China continues to foster, strengthen space computing industry
