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Dozens die in North Asia heat wave as power supply strained
2013-08-14 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Bloomberg: Record temperatures across North Asia have killed dozens and pushed electricity grids to near breaking point, forcing governments to introduce emergency measures as more of the same heat is forecast. Air-conditioning in South Koreas public buildings has been shut off as the government yesterday warned of power shortages. China has opened air-raid shelters as makeshift cooling stations, while thousands in Japan have been hospitalized for heatstroke. We are in a critical situation where, if...
Heat wave continues to bake Japan
2013-08-14 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Japan Times: The severe heat wave continued Tuesday to engulf wide areas of Japan, with temperatures in one western city reaching 40 degrees for the fourth day in a row, the Meteorological Agency said. The city of Shimanto, Kochi Prefecture, which on Monday logged the countrys highest temperature ever at 41.0, continued to swelter with a high of 40.0. The agency said Shimanto was the first observation point to reach 40 degrees four days in a row since it started monitoring such statistics in 1875. The city...
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Heat Wave Leading to Hot Prices
2013-08-14 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
CHINA - A persistent heat wave over East and South China is killing vegetables and pushing food prices higher but will not cause dramatic inflation, economists said.
Japan: Kochi city bakes in record-setting 41-degree heat
2013-08-13 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Japan Times: The heat reached a national record of 41.0 degrees Monday in Shimanto, Kochi Prefecture, as Japan remained in the grip of a severe heat wave, the Meteorological Agency said. The new high, logged at 1:42 p.m., topped the previous record of 40.9 set in Kumagaya, Saitama Prefecture, and Tajimi, Gifu Prefecture, in August 2007, the agency said. The heat is expected to continue for about a week amid sunny weather, officials said. Among the Meteorological Agencys 927 observation points across Japan,...
Samsung steals Apple's thunder as phone wars heat up
2013-08-13 11:58:46| Semiconductors - Topix.net
This product image provided by Apple Inc., shows the new Apple iPhone 4. ** NO SALES ** The 7-inch model of Samsung Electronics Company's new Galaxy Tab 3 series tablet computer is seen in an undated photo provided by Samsung.
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