Heat records topple across sweltering Asia

Friday, 1 September 2023
Temperature records are being toppled across Asia, from India's summer to Australia's winter, authorities said Friday, in fresh evidence of the impact of climate change.The sweltering temperatures match longstanding warnings from climate scientists and come as countries from Greece to Canada battle record heat and deadly wildfires.In India, the world's most populous country, officials said this August was the hottest and driest since national records began more than a century ago.

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