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Asia
Swathes of China, Japan log record summer temperatures
BEIJING: Swathes of China logged the hottest August on record last month, the weather service said, as Japanese authorities announced…
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Japan’s summer was joint hottest on record: Weather office
TOKYO: Japan suffered its joint warmest summer this year since records began, equalling the level seen in 2023, data from…
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Asia
Korean peninsula swelters, Seoul nears ‘tropical nights’ record
SEOUL: A streak of super-hot tropical nights is set to break a century-old South Korean weather record, according to official…
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Germany
Italy and Germany are facing 40C temperatures this week
Both countries have issued widespread heat alerts for potential health risks. ADVERTISEMENT Germany is expecting to see its hottest day…
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United Kingdom
Cost of living and hot weather cause retail sales to fall in UK
The cost of living crisis keeps on curtailing consumers’ ability to spend on non-essential items. This autumn’s exceptionally hot weather…
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July hottest month on record: EU climate observatory
Forest fires have ravaged swathes of Greece and burnt 12 million hectares in Canada, while southern Europe, parts of North Africa,…
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Asia
South Korea’s heatwave-hit scout jamboree bracing for typhoon
SEOUL: Organisers of the World Scout Jamboree in South Korea, who have been grappling with a debilitating heatwave for days,…
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Asia
Heatwave-hit jamboree in South Korea in doubt as Singapore, US and British scouts leave site
SEOUL: The World Scout Jamboree in South Korea faced calls to be cancelled on Saturday (Aug 5) after large contingents…
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Asia
US Scouts to pull out of heatwave-hit jamboree in South Korea
Temperatures have hit 34 degrees Celsius in Saemangeum, near the city of Buan on South Korea’s west coast, where 39,000…
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Soaring temperatures to deadly floods: Is recent extreme weather the ‘new normal’?
“What really struck me is how widespread these anomalies have been in June and July,” said Prof Lindesay. “To find…
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