Tokyo has already broken record for severe heat days in a year

Tokyo broke a record for the number of days of severe heat in a year on Tuesday. | BLOOMBERG

Tokyo broke a record for the number of days of severe heat in a year by the mid-point of summer, underscoring the extreme weather that’s put the Japanese capital’s power grid under strain. Temperatures reached 35 degrees Celsius for the 14th time this year in Tokyo on Tuesday, breaking previous annual records of 13 such

Canadian village razed by wildfire wrestles with climate-proofing its future

Sunflowers grow near a home last month that was spared from a 2021 wildfire that destroyed the western Canadian village of Lytton, British Columbia.  | REUTERS

REVELSTOKE, British Columbia – A year after a wildfire destroyed the western Canadian village of Lytton, residents, municipal leaders, and the British Columbia government are grappling with the slow and costly reality of future-proofing a community against climate change. The remote village sits at the confluence of the Fraser and Thompson rivers in the high,

Japanese firms race to roll out tech that prevents children from being left in hot vehicles

Children at a nursery school in Chiba Prefecture wear a wrist-type device that monitor their whereabouts and biometrics in October. | HIGHFLYERS / VIA KYODO

Kitakyushu, Fukuoka Pref. – Electronics developers and other technology companies in Japan are working to quickly roll out systems that may help a recent spate of summertime incidents involving children being left behind in dangerously hot vehicles. Cybernetech, an electronics developer based in Nogata, Fukuoka Prefecture, is in the process of designing a system that

Why Europe is becoming a heat wave hot spot

A church is pictured during sunset in Oisy-le-Verger, France, on Thursday.  | REUTERS

Two months ago, France experienced its hottest May on record, with record highs in some cities. Last month, France was blistered again, by a spring heat wave that also affected Spain, Italy and other countries. Then, this month, Poland and other parts of Eastern Europe suffered during a spell of extreme heat. Now temperatures across

Scorching summer heat wave throws Britain into more chaos

People cool off in the Trafalgar Square fountain in central London on Wednesday.  | AFP-JIJI

After strikes, transport disruption, soaring inflation, a jump in COVID-19 infections and even the resignation of its prime minister, now the sweltering summer is about to add to the havoc in the U.K. The Met Office issued its most severe warning for next week, with temperatures set to rise above 35 degrees Celsius (95 Fahrenheit)

Japan heat wave sets new record as six locations post highs above 40 degrees Celsius

A pedestrian under a cooling mist spray in the Ginza district of Tokyo on Friday  | BLOOMBERG

The mercury rose to as high as 40.4 degrees Celsius in the city of Kiryu, Gunma Prefecture, on Friday, marking the highest level in the country this year, the Meteorological Agency said. Friday also saw a record high six locations across the nation mark highs above 40 degrees. The temperature reached 40.3 degrees in the

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