Since records began, South Korea and Japan have experienced summers that have been sweaty.
According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the average summertime temperature in Japan was 2.36 degrees Celsius (4.24 degrees Fahrenheit).
According to the JMA, “this set the record for the hottest summer since records first started in 1898.”
The weather agency added that the average summertime temperatures reached records at 123 of the 153 weather stations nationwide, with the number of automated meteorological stations recording “extremely hot days” reaching a record 9, 385.
The JMA advised people to take appropriate precautions to avoid heat-related illnesses over the next two weeks, particularly in eastern and western Japan.
The temperature in the central city of Isesaki reached 41.8C (107.24F) last month, breaking the previous record for the hottest day on record twice in a single day.
The average summertime temperature in South Korea also set a new record, reaching 25.7C (78.26F), the highest level since 1973, according to the Korea Meteorological Administration.
In a previous article, both South Korea and Japan had declared that their summer would be the hottest ever.
South Korea’s average summer temperature last year was 25.6C (78.08F), while Japan’s average temperature was 1.76C (3.17F) above the norm in both 2024 and 2023.
Scientists have issued recent record-breaking warnings that human-driven climate change is causing more extreme weather in the East Asian nations.
According to the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), Asia has been particularly susceptible to extreme heat.
The UN agency  reported that the region was warming nearly twice as quickly as the average in its most recent climate report from June.
Source: Aljazeera
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