Your Summer Was Hellish? Record Heat Waves Hit Asia! | JQJO

Japan and South Korea experienced their hottest summers on record in 2024, with temperatures significantly exceeding averages. Japan's average summer temperature was 2.36 degrees Celsius above the 30-year average, breaking records at 123 out of 153 weather stations. South Korea also saw record-high average summer temperatures. These extreme temperatures align with scientists' warnings about climate change causing more frequent extreme weather events, with Asia warming at nearly twice the global average rate.