Jakarta –
The four seasons countries of the central northern hemisphere extraordinary rage. Casualties fell. Ostensibly, the great continents are being baked.
Reported by AFP, Monday (17/7/2023), extreme hot weather hit North America, Europeand Asia. It was so hot, the forests caught fire. Predicted, the hot temperature this time will break the record.
Asia
In Japan, local authorities issued heat wave warnings for tens of millions of people in as many as 20 of a total of 57 prefectures, as near-record high temperatures blanketed large areas and heavy rains lashed other areas.
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National television NHK warned that extreme heat was life threatening, with the capital and other areas recording temperatures of nearly 40 degrees Celsius. According to the meteorological agency, the record for the highest temperature in Japan — reaching 41.1 degrees Celsius when it was first recorded in Kumagaya in 2018 — can be beaten. Several areas in Japan reported the highest temperature in more than four decades on Sunday (16/7) local time, including the city of Hirono in Fukushima prefecture with temperatures reaching 37.3 degrees Celsius.
On Sunday (16/7) local time, a man was found dead in his car which was trapped in a flood.
The rest of Asia was hit by heavy rains which triggered flooding as well. One of them is South Korea (South Korea), with at least 39 people killed and nine others missing due to floods and landslides triggered by heavy rains for the last four days. About 12 of them were found dead in the flooded underpass.
Meanwhile in India, the relentless rainy season reportedly killed at least 90 people, following extreme hot weather. Major floods and landslides are common during India’s monsoon season, but experts say climate change has increased their frequency and severity.
In China, local authorities released several temperature warnings on Sunday (16/7) local time saying that temperatures reaching 40-45 degrees Celsius may cover parts of the desert region of Xinjiang and temperatures of 39 degrees Celsius over the Guangxi region.
Urumqi City in Xinjiang, China. (Fitraya Ramadhanny/ detikcom)
Reported by Reuters, Xinjiang Daily said the air temperature in the Uyghur region of Turpan reached 52.2 degrees Celsius on Sunday (16/7) local time. Turpan is indeed an area that is famous for its heat and has very low plains.
But in general, the heat in China this time is really too much. China’s prolonged exposure to high temperatures has challenged power grids and disrupted crops, with fears growing about a repeat of last year’s drought — which was the most severe in 60 years.
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2023-07-17 15:41:40
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