Beijing's May temperature rises over 40 C for 1st time

BEIJING, China - A girl on a bicycle puts an umbrella up in Beijing on May 29, 2014, as the temperature rose over 40 C. It was the first time that Beijing's temperature in May had surpassed the 40 C mark since records began in 1951.

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