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Asia Faces Record Summer Heat Amid Climate Crisis
9/1/2025
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- Japan recorded its hottest summer since 1898, with temperatures 2.36°C above the 30-year average.
- South Korea's average summer temperature of 25.7°C is the highest since 1973.
- Scientists indicate climate change is intensifying extreme weather, with Asia warming nearly twice the global average.
