Japan logs hottest summer on record for 2nd straight year

Japan logged its hottest summer since comparable data began being tracked in 1898, tying the record set in 2023, the weather agency said Monday.The average temperature in the three-month period for summer from June to August was 1.76 C higher than the average recorded between 1991 and 2020, the Japan Meteorological Agency said.The agency uses 15 observation points to calculate the nation's average temperatures. The selected points exclude areas like urban hot spots, which are more likely to be affected by the environment.Japan has so far recorded 8,821 instances of "extreme heat" of 35 C or…READ FULL ARTICLE