Several parts of China experienced their hottest August this yearmeteorological services indicated, and the Japanese authorities They announced that the country experienced Another summer of record temperaturesmatching the level observed in 2023.
Chinese meteorological services said in an article published on Sunday that the average temperature recorded last month in eight provinces, regions and cities “it was the hottest in that same period” since records began.
Affected sites
Among these areas is the megacity of Shanghai, the provinces of Jiangsu, Hebei, Hainan, Jilin, Liaoning and Shandong, and the northwestern region of Xinjiangaccording to the source. In addition, Five other provinces experienced their second-warmest August, and seven others experienced their third-warmest August.
2024 could be the year hottest ever recorded
In August, Copernicus, the European climate change observatory, said that It is “increasingly likely” that 2024 will be the hottest year ever recorded on the planet. Extreme heat hit much of East Asia this boreal summer.
For its part, Japan said it experienced another record-breaking summer this year, matching the level seen in 2023 with a Average temperature between June and August 1.76 ºC higher than the average for that period. This is the highest level since statistics began in 1898.according to the national meteorological agency (JMA).
Japan already recorded its hottest July on record this year, 2.16 degrees Celsius above averagesurpassing the record of July 2023 (1.91 °C above average).
In China, meteorological authorities also They said that July was the warmest month on record in the country since records began in 1961, state broadcaster CCTV reported. The average temperature during that period was 23.21 ºCsurpassing the previous record of 23.17 degrees Celsius set in 2017, the channel said, citing authorities.
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The Asian giant is the largest emitter of greenhouse gases, responsible, according to scientists, for climate change.
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