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'Unprecedented' Japan Heatwave Kills 65 People in One Week

posted by martyb on Thursday July 26 2018, @05:18PM   Printer-friendly
from the take-a-cold-bath dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes:

The Guardian reports:

An "unprecedented" heatwave in Japan has killed at least 65 people in one week, government officials have said, with the weather agency classifying the record-breaking weather as a natural disaster.

The deaths in the week to Sunday were due to heatstroke, while another 22,647 people were admitted to hospital, the Japanese fire and disaster management agency said.

[...] The agency said on Tuesday that 80 people had died from the heat since the beginning of the month, and more than 35,000 had been admitted to hospital.

[...] The city of Kumagaya set a national heat record on Monday, with temperatures hitting 41.1C (106F).

[...] The high temperatures follow record rainfall that caused floods and landslides in western and central Japan, killing more than 220 people.

[...] The extreme weather has revived concerns about the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, which will be held in July and August.

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  • (Score: 3, Informative) by bob_super on Thursday July 26 2018, @06:06PM (2 children)

    by bob_super (1357) on Thursday July 26 2018, @06:06PM (#713262)

    > The extreme weather has revived concerns about the Tokyo Olympics in 2020, which will be held in July and August.

    Quick, cancel the L.A. 2028 Olympics, and make sure nobody ever considers hosting Olympics in Athens, L.A., Sydney, Atlanta, Barcelona, Mexico City, or Rome, because it occasionally gets hot there in summer !!!

    Morons!

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  • (Score: 2) by realDonaldTrump on Thursday July 26 2018, @08:04PM (1 child)

    by realDonaldTrump (6614) on Thursday July 26 2018, @08:04PM (#713343) Homepage Journal

    Story on the front, or main page -- page 1 -- they just had some fires near Athens. Many people killed (RIP!!!). And according to one of the articles, fires are common in the summer there. And many folks died in 2007. Because of fires. We have a saying, where there's fire there's smoke. Lots of smoke, it's not great for our athletes. Or really, for anyone. L.A., same thing. Lots of fires. And lots of pollution, very bad air. Because they have too many people. Illegals coming in, need to control Border!

    • (Score: 3, Touché) by bob_super on Thursday July 26 2018, @08:56PM

      by bob_super (1357) on Thursday July 26 2018, @08:56PM (#713361)

      > And lots of pollution, very bad air.

      You can totally fix, and wave the banner of States Rights, this by reverting Obama's oppressive upcoming mileage standards, and terminating California's CARB exemption, reverting L.A. to the Federal standards.