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"Nearly half a century ago when Atsushi Aoki was around the age of his
students, the mercury rarely climbed above 35 degrees Celsius, a benchmark the
Japan Meteorological Agency uses to describe “extremely hot” weather.
“But those levels are now common during summer,” says the 60-year-old principal
of Mitaka Municipal No. 7 Junior High School, located in the leafy outskirts of
Mitaka, a suburb in western Tokyo.
It’s around 3:30 p.m. on a Friday in mid-July and the hallways of the gray,
weathered school building are buzzing with students getting ready for
after-school activities.
“Temperatures are very different compared with what they were during my
childhood,” Aoki says as he reflects on the searing heat of recent weeks.
In Fuchu, also in western Tokyo, the mercury rose to an all-time high for the
area of 39.2 C on July 8, and the temperature has peaked in the mid-30s in the
capital for much of the month, a situation made more intense and more likely by
climate change.
“That means adequate care is necessary for students engaged in sports,” he
says."
Via Christoph S.
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
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