TOKYO: Seventeen heat records were broken in Japan on Monday (Aug 4), the weather agency said, after the country sweltered through its hottest ever June and July. Heatwaves are becoming more intense and frequent worldwide because of human-caused climate change, scientists say, and Japan is no exception.
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    TOKYO: Seventeen heat records were broken in Japan on Monday (Aug 4), the weather agency said, after the country sweltered through its hottest ever June and July.

    Heatwaves are becoming more intense and frequent worldwide because of human-caused climate change, scientists say, and Japan is no exception.

    The city of Komatsu, in the central region of Ishikawa, saw a new record of 40.3 degrees Celsius on Monday, the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) said