People cover themselves with umbrellas during a hot summer day at Ginza shopping district in Tokyo in this file picture from Aug 11, 2024. - Reuters
TOKYO: Japan suffered its joint warmest summer this year since records began, equalling the level seen in 2023, data from the weather office showed on Monday (Sept 2)).
Climate scientists have already predicted that 2024 will be the hottest year on record for the Earth because of a warming planet.
