Heatwave kills 15; more than 8,000 hospitalised
Source: JapanToday
TOKYO
Sweltering summer heat in Japan has left at least 15 people dead over the past week, while more than 8,000 others were rushed to hospital with heatstroke symptoms, official figures showed Tuesday.
At least six people died on Saturday alone, when the state weather agency warned temperatures had topped 35 degrees Celsius, with dripping humidity in certain parts of the country.
Nearly 8,600 people were taken to the emergency room for heat-related symptoms in the week through Sunday, more than double the previous week, the Fire and Disaster Management Agency said.
The elderly were particularly vulnerable to the rising temperatures, with nearly half of those taken to hospital aged 65 or older, the agency data showed.
Read more: http://www.japantoday.com/category/national/view/heatwave-kills-15-more-than-8000-hospitalised
BumRushDaShow
(129,543 posts)So sad. . We have enough of that here as well.
Max power
(60 posts)And already it's 87 , feels like 100
Humidity 75%
Been so so hot
BumRushDaShow
(129,543 posts)I think after an anomalous winter, we are getting some "winter pattern" weather today with the humidity thankfully scoured out, at least briefly. Occassionally, those summertime cool Canadian breezes make it down into FL, although rarely down as far as you.
In the desert SW during summer, the 95Fs are the lows of the day (although the humidity is almost non-existent). Here in Philly, we get those mid-upper 90s with high dewpoints in summer as a norm but reading the article and some of the comments to it, there appears to be a yearly issue in Japan with implementing common sense practices during heatwaves and the cost for AC is out of the realm of many folks there (a problem that we have here too).
Leith Wise
(12 posts)WhiteTara
(29,722 posts)Leith Wise
(12 posts)How do we sleep?
bigwillq
(72,790 posts)Welcome to DU!
miyazaki
(2,251 posts)Enjoy the summer Olympic games in a few years.