Summer Brings Deadly Conditions, High Temps Across Asia

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As extreme weather accelerates, this summer brought deadly weather across Asia. In South Asia, floods displaced thousands and killed hundreds more. In the Pacific, Japan felt its hottest summer for the second consecutive year.

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00:00It's been a sweltering summer in Asia, with deadly weather conditions and extremely hot

00:04temperatures. There were deadly flash floods in South Asia, killing hundreds while displacing

00:09thousands more in India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Experts say these extreme weather patterns,

00:15a prolonged heat followed by deadly flash flooding, are accelerating. Meanwhile,

00:19Japan saw a summer almost 2 degrees Celsius hotter than average. Its weather agency says

00:24it tied last year for the hottest summer on record, with temperatures topping out at 41 degrees.

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