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Extreme heat wave in Asia with temperatures above 40°C causes agricultural and livestock losses

started August 13, 2026 at 4:44 PM · last changed 14d ago

Summary

A record heat wave in East Asia reached 42.5°C in South Korea, where potatoes softened and disintegrated in fields after several days of extreme temperatures. The heat is linked to at least 31 deaths in South Korea, over 900,000 livestock and 1.4 million farmed fish deaths, while Japan and Hong Kong also recorded temperature records.

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Ekstremni toplinski val pogodio je i dijelove istočne Azije. U Južnoj Koreji temperatura je dosegnula rekordnih 42,5 °C, stradali su usjevi i više od 900.000

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Total — band napeto (40–69)

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