- Science
- Global
'Cruelly hot': Japan devises new term for heat wave days
- April 17, 2026 at 1:40 PM
- 6 views
Blistering temperatures rising to 40°C and above will now be branded "cruelly hot" or "kokusho-bi" in Japan, the weather agency said Friday, as heat wave days become increasingly frequent in the region.
Originally published at Phys.org