US Edition17 heat records broken in Japan
JAPAN, AUG 3 – Seventeen heat records were set during Japan's hottest June and July since 1898, raising concerns over climate change impacts on water supply and agriculture, officials said.
- Seventeen heat records were broken across cities and towns in Japan on a single day, with temperatures ranging from 35.7°C to 40.3°C.
- Japan experienced its highest ever recorded temperature of 41.2°C in the western region of Hyogo on July 30.
- Japan had its hottest June and July since records began in 1898, and the weather agency warned of further "severe heat" in the months ahead.
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With temperatures soaring past 40.3ºC, 17 heat records broken in Japan
TOKYO, Aug 4 — Seventeen heat records were broken in Japan on Monday, the weather agency said, after the country sweltered through its hottest ever June and July.Heatwaves are becoming more intense and frequent worldwide because of human-caused climate change, scientists say, and Japan is no exception.The city of Komatsu, in the central region of Ishikawa, saw a new record of 40.3 degrees Celsius today, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said…
These are the highest temperatures since the beginning of the records in 1898: New heat records have been set in Japan in several places, and the weather service warns of the coming weeks.
The Japan Meteorological Agency reports that Japan has broken 17 heat records after the country endured its hottest June and July on record.
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