Chinese students are fleeing non-air-conditioned dormitories during an extreme heatwave, with some sleeping in libraries, tents, supermarkets, and hotels as eastern China faces temperatures exceeding 40°C (104°F). The early arrival of China’s ‘dog days’ heat season caught millions off guard, leading Qingdao University to open its library for overnight stays after a dormitory guard’s suspected heatstroke death. At least one student was hospitalized for heatstroke, while others resort to makeshift solutions like bowl-of-ice fans amid electricity demand hitting record highs. Several Shandong province schools now plan dormitory AC installations after students were found sheltering in supermarkets, highlighting how climate change intensifies these heat events. Authorities have simultaneously issued flash flood warnings as a typhoon hits the eastern coast, compounding China’s summer of extreme weather.