https://www.axios.com/2022/06/27/global-heat-records-broken-arctic-china-japan

• Andrew Freedman, author ofAxios Generate

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June heat waves have now setmonthly and all-time high-temperature recordsin the U.S., Europe, Asia and the Russian Arctic.

Why it matters:Increasingly severe, frequent andlong-lasting heat wavesare aclear manifestationof human-caused global warming.

By the numbers:Japan recorded its first June temperature of 104°F (40°C) or higher, and records continue to be set there. Officialsare urging millionsto conserve electricity as the heat continues, including in Tokyo.

• 104.4°F (40.2°C):Thehigh temperature in Isesaki, Japan, about 50 miles northwest of Tokyo, on June 25. This set a national heat record for the month of June.
• 97.2°F (36.2°C):High temperature in Tokyo on June 26,tied the city’s hottest temperature on record, according to weather historian Maximiliano Herrera.
• 111.6°F (44.2°C):