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Japan Faces Record Heatwave Amid Low Rainfall Crisis

8/2/2025

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Japan is experiencing an alarming heatwave, with July's average temperature soaring to a record high, surpassing the 30-year average by 2.89 degrees Celsius for the third year in a row. Following a scorching June, this summer threatens to break even more records, while the Tohoku and Hokuriku regions face troublingly low rainfall levels.

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Japan is experiencing an alarming heatwave, with July's average temperature soaring to a record high, surpassing the 30-year average by 2.89 degrees Celsius for the third year in a row. Following a scorching June, this summer threatens to break even more records, while the Tohoku and Hokuriku regions face troublingly low rainfall levels.