Tokyo leading the way in weather and disaster resilience

Tokyo leading the way in weather and disaster resilience

By CHIARA TERZUOLOExtreme heat, heavy rain and other urban crises brought about by climate change are now a global issue and have been at the forefront of everyone’s minds this summer 2026, with Europe and the United States hit by a historic heatwave. France recorded one of the hottest days since statistics began in 1947, with temperatures exceeding 44°C in some locations, and the country's public health authorities reporting over 2,000 excess d…