From India to South-East Asia and then Australia - Heat records topple across sweltering Asia


People outside Shinjuku station in Tokyo using umbrellas to seek relief from the blistering heat. - AFP

SINGAPORE/BANGKOK: 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.

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