Heat wave is over, temperatures fall
The Bay Area weather conditions have welcomed back some old friends, and they aren’t expected to go absent anytime again in the near future, according to the National Weather Service. …
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Shanshan study spotlights science linking warming to extreme weather
On Aug. 29, when a typhoon feared to morph into “the biggest storm ever” made landfall and battered wide areas of Japan with wind gusts, torrential rain and high waves, …
Japan’s record heat in July ‘almost impossible’ without climate change
The extreme heat felt across Japan in July was “almost impossible” without global warming, a joint analysis by the Meteorological Agency and the education ministry has found. In addition, the …
Can Japan handle a heat wave and natural disaster at the same time?
Futtsu, Chiba Pref. – Hiroaki Nishino witnessed the violent whims of nature firsthand in September 2019, when a powerful typhoon packing winds of up to 200 kilometers per hour made …
Texas bakes as heat scorches millions across Southwest
By Ken Miller and Nadia Lathan | Associated Press AUSTIN, Texas — Summer heat scorched Texas and the Southwest on Wednesday, pushing Phoenix to nearly 90 consecutive days of triple-digit …
How shoppers can grab a desk fan for £2.67 with TopCashback deal
In the sweltering heat of summer, staying cool is essential, whether you’re battling through chores or working from home. Now, shoppers can grab some cooling relief at a great price …
Experts are fighting over whether to give heat waves names
When a 40 degrees Celsius heat wave threatened the U.K. for the first time in 2022, officials were caught flat-footed. This was uncharted territory for British people, whose typical summer …
Heatstroke killed more than 120 in Tokyo in July
By Mari Yamaguchi | Associated Press TOKYO — More than 120 people died of heatstroke in the Tokyo metropolitan area in July, when the nation’s average temperature hit record highs …
Multiple places in Japan see mercury top 40 C for first time this year
Scorching temperatures swept Japan on Monday due to high pressure systems, with multiple regions topping 40 degrees Celsius for the first time this year. The Japan Meteorological Agency and the …
‘Boiling Point’: A new heat series from The Japan Times
Japan is no stranger to hot summers, but because of climate change, temperatures are being pushed into territory that is extreme even by those standards. The notably high heat of …