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Japan records temperature record, 41.2:
Japan recorded a historic temperature of 41.2 ° C on Wednesday. Nevertheless, according to the National Meteorological Agency (JMA), a heat record in the country which had already known this year the hottest month in its history.
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The scorching temperature observed in the city of Tamba, in the western region of Hyogo, is the highest ever recorded in the country since the start of the statements, exceeding the previous record of 41.1 ° C observed in Kumagaya in 2018 (northern Tokyo) and Hamamatsu (center) in 2020.
A few weeks ago, Japan had the hottest June ever recorded since the start of statistics in 1898, the JMA announced. The average japan records temperature record, 41.2 temperature in June was 2.34 ° C higher than normal according to JMA.
Scientists say that climate change of human origin makes heat waves more intense, more frequent and more generalized.
Japanese meteorologists warn against any direct link between specific weather conditions (such as high heat at a given period). long -term climate change. But they nevertheless observe that global warming feeds unpredictable weather phenomena in recent years.
The summer of 2024 was thus the warmest ever recorded in the archipelago, tied with the record level observed in 2023. It was followed in the hottest fall since the start of the readings 126 years ago.
The Japanese cherry trees. emblematic of the archipelago, flourish earlier due to warmer temperatures, even do not flourish completely, the falls and winters not being cold enough to trigger flowering.
Another striking signal: the iconic snowpack from Mont Fuji appeared last year in early November, japan records temperature record, 41.2 against early October on average.
And this year, the rainy season ended in the west about three weeks earlier than usual.
Devastating summer typhoons regularly cause violent floods in Japan, while important scorching waves lead to the death of the elderly.
Increasingly dry winters have also increased the risk of forest fires.
Japan records temperature record, 41.2
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