A 16-day heat wave in Spain that began on Aug. 3 is "the most intense on record," the country's national meteorological agency says. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/25/climate-change/spain-heat-wave-most-intense-record/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #spain #climatechange #heatwaves #portugal
As extreme heat continues to grip Japan, a tectonic shift may be underway in the nation’s summer tourism scene toward cooler locations. But recent temperature spikes in mountainous areas show there may be no escape. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/24/climate-change/heat-waves-cooler-vacation-destinations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #heat #heatwaves #nagano #tochigi #hakuba #climatechange #tourism
Climate change is transforming travel, with a growing number if tourists looking beyond traditional hot spots in favor of "coolcations" — visiting parts of the world that offer milder climes. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/23/climate-change/climate-change-tourism-coolcations/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #climatechange #heatwaves #tourism
As Londoners struggle to adapt to rising temperatures, some of the city’s wealthier denizens are finding that money can’t always deliver the relief they seek. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/21/climate-change/london-money-ac-temperatures/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #uk #london #climatechange #heatwaves #airconditioning
High temperatures across much of Japan are set to last for another month, according to the national weather forecaster, with the persistent heat potentially keeping power demand elevated. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/20/japan/heat-in-japan-to-persist-for-a-month/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #heatwaves #meteorologicalagency #hydropower #rice
Spain has deployed an additional 500 troops from its military emergency unit to support firefighting operations after scorching heat hampered efforts to contain 20 major wildfires across the country on Sunday. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/18/world/spain-wildfires-heat-troops/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #spain #wildfires #climatechange #heatwaves
Japan's heat waves pose serious health risks for pregnant women, a study by the Institute of Science Tokyo shows. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/12/japan/science-health/heat-wave-health-pregnant-women/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #heatwaves #women039sissues #children #pregnancy
Electricite de France was forced to shut four atomic reactors after jellyfish clogged up filter drums at its Gravelines power plant. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/12/world/science-health/jellyfish-france-nuclear-heat-wave/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #sciencehealth #jellyfish #heatwaves #france #nuclearpower #climatechange
The theme of the Osaka Expo is “Designing Future Society for Our Lives.” But with climate change fueling severe summer heat, one of the expo’s top challenges has been to design a site that’s compatible with the present. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/10/climate-change/osaka-expo-large-events-summer-heat/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #2025osakaexpo #climatechange #heatwaves #health #osaka
Record high temperatures in Japan could curb the country’s rice production, threatening to create shortages of the staple grain and fresh price spikes as public resentment mounts over the cost of living. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/08/japan/japan-rice-crop-at-risk/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #rice #agriculture #food #heatwaves #climatechange
France’s biggest wildfire in about two decades has killed one and forced residents to flee. The fire has cut power to thousands of homes and is being tackled by around 2,100 firefighters assisted by aircraft. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/07/world/society/wildfires-france-heat-wave/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #worldnews #society #france #heatwaves #wildfires
Japan marked its hottest day on record on Tuesday as temperatures rose as high as 41.8 degrees Celsius, beating the previous record of 41.2 C set just last week. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/05/japan/society/japan-records-hottest-day/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #heatwaves #heatstroke #climatechange #gunma #saitama #tokyo #hyogo
Heat can claim tens of thousands of lives during European summers but it usually takes months, even years, to count the cost of this "silent killer." Scientists are aiming to change that with faster studies. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/08/05/climate-change/science-climate-deaths-heatwaves/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #heatwaves #health #climatechange #europe
People in Japan are advised to take measures to prevent heatstroke as a heat wave gripping the country peaks over the next several days. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/04/japan/extreme-heat-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #meteorologicalagency #heatstroke #heatwaves
Japan's average temperature in July hit a record high for the third consecutive year, the Meteorological Agency has said. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/08/02/japan/science-health/japan-hottest-july-third-year/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #sciencehealth #heatwaves #rain
Japan recorded the highest ever temperature of 41.2 degrees Celsius on Wednesday, beating the previous high of 41.1 C marked in 2018 and 2020. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/30/japan/hyogo-highest-temperature/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #hyogo #meteorologicalagency #heatstroke #heatwaves
Japan saw 10,804 heatstroke sufferers taken to hospital by ambulance in the week through Sunday, a new weekly record this year, according to the Fire and Disaster Management Agency. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/news/2025/07/30/japan/society/record-heatstroke-sufferers-japan/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #japan #society #heatstroke #heatwaves #tokyo #saitama #hokkaido
Adapting to the new climate reality in Europe can be complicated and expensive, but now that summers are scorching, many Germans are finding the most manageable way to cool down is with a portable unit. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/07/27/climate-change/germany-air-conditioning-embrace/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #environment #climatechange #germany #heatwaves#airconditioners #climatechange
Roni Laukkarinen
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Everyone knows this. It's been obvious since the dawn of time that it's cooler underneath trees. It hardly takes "professors", "scientists" or "experts" and yet people are still chopping down trees and covering more of the earth with concrete. More and more green land is becoming housing estates because it's 'cheaper' than developing brownfield sites. It's just not sustainable. #ClimateChange
BBC News: Plant #trees to tackle deadly #heatwaves, say experts
Everyone knows this. It's been obvious since the dawn of time that it's cooler underneath trees. It hardly takes "professors", "scientists" or "experts" and yet people are still chopping down trees and covering more of the earth with concrete. More and more green land is becoming housing estates because it's 'cheaper' than developing brownfield sites. It's just not sustainable. #ClimateChange
BBC News: Plant #trees to tackle deadly #heatwaves, say experts