The mercury hit the above-human temperature of 41.2 C in the city of Tanba, Hyogo Prefecture, as authorities urged people to take precautions to avoid heatstroke.

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. Authorities are strongly urging people to take precautions to avoid risks of heatstroke.

The mercury hit the above-human temperature of 41.2 C in the city of Tanba, Hyogo Prefecture, at 14:39, while two cities — Fukuchiyama in Kyoto and Nishiwaki in Hyogo — also recorded extremely high temperatures of 40.6 C and 40 C, respectively.

    • shalafi@lemmy.worldEnglish
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      3 days ago

      I usually downvote the repetitive slogans around here, but this one certainly bears repeating. One little CEO gets shot, everyone loses their MINDS!

      • WindyRebel@lemmy.worldEnglish
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        2 days ago

        I can’t tell if the repetitive slogan you refer to is the one you replied to or the slight tweak of a quote from The Dark Knight that you used in your own post. 🤔

    • StinkyFingerItchyBum@lemmy.caEnglish
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      3 days ago

      It still won’t improve then, though it may get less bad, less quickly. Our climate change crisis is effectively permanent and cumulative.

      Edit: with a roughly 20 year delay between emissions and warming. (Before tipping points)