Japan logs hottest June on record amid global warming

Japan logged its hottest June since records began in 1898 due to a warm air mass hovering over the archipelago and global warming, the weather agency said Tuesday.Last month's average temperature was 2.34 C higher than the overall monthly average recorded between 1991 and 2020, eclipsing the previous record of 2020, when it was 1.43 C above average, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.The agency said the country was frequently covered by warm air due to the effects of a high-pressure system in the Pacific and the westerlies taking a northerly path, while climate change also appears…READ FULL ARTICLE