@CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social
2026-07-22 08:07 UTC
"Japan logged its first official kokushobi or “cruelly hot day” on Tuesday since the new term for when temperatures top 40 degrees Celsius was introduced in April.
The central Japan cities of Gujo and Tajimi in Gifu prefecture, along with Toyota in Aichi prefecture, all hit 40C."
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/jul/22/japan-heat-kokushobi-cruelly-hot-40c-weather
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@CelloMomOnCars@mastodon.social 2026-07-28 19:11
"South Korea issued its highest-level heat wave warnings for 17 southern areas on Monday as temperatures climbed toward life-threatening levels, while Japan and China dealt with a wider pattern of extreme heat, heavy rain and flooding." https://www.turkiyetoday.com/world/south-korea-raises-heat-warnings-as-extreme-weather-grips-east-asia-3224832?s=1