HomeWorldEnvironmentJapan sweltered through its hottest July since records began 126 years ago, the weather agency said, as extreme heat waves fueled by climate change engulfed many parts of the globe.
Japan sweltered through its hottest July since records began 126 years ago, the weather agency said, as extreme heat waves fueled by climate change engulfed many parts of the globe.
August 2, 2024
Japan sweltered through its hottest July since records began 126 years ago, the weather agency said, as extreme heat waves fueled by climate change engulfed many parts of the globe.
Japan sweltered through its hottest July since records began 126 years ago, the weather agency said, as extreme heat waves fueled by climate change engulfed many parts of the globe.
Temperatures in the country were 2.16 degrees Celsius higher than average, breaking last year’s record for July of 1.91 degrees Celsius above average.
“It was the highest since statistics began in 1898,” the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said Thursday, noting that the figures were “considerably higher” nationwide.
Of 153 observation posts across Japan, 62 broke their average temperature record in July.
Contributing factors included a high-pressure system over the Pacific and “warm air from the south” that shrouded northern parts of the archipelago, the JMA said.
Since April, heatstroke has killed 59 people in Japan, according to the disaster management agency.
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Japan sweltered through its hottest July since records began 126 years ago, the weather agency said, as extreme heat waves fueled by climate change engulfed many parts of the globe.
Temperatures in the country were 2.16 degrees Celsius higher than average, breaking last year’s record for July of 1.91 degrees Celsius above average.
“It was the highest since statistics began in 1898,” the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said Thursday, noting that the figures were “considerably higher” nationwide.
Of 153 observation posts across Japan, 62 broke their average temperature record in July.
Contributing factors included a high-pressure system over the Pacific and “warm air from the south” that shrouded northern parts of the archipelago, the JMA said.
Since April, heatstroke has killed 59 people in Japan, according to the disaster management agency.