Southeastern France registered temperatures of more than 40 C, and the average temperature in June there was 5 C-7 C higher than average.
In Switzerland, the average temperature in June this year hit a 250-year high. Earlier this month, tourists were temporarily prohibited from climbing the Matterhorn following a rockfall, which is believed to have been caused by the melting of frozen soil.
In the town of Grindelwald, located at the foot of the Eiger, the water levels of rivers became unusually high due to glacial melt.
Heat waves pushed the temperature in India to 45-49 C, causing at least 1,400 deaths.
In the United States, there were 562 tornados in May, resulting in about 40 deaths, surpassing the previous record of 399 in June 1992.
Yomiuri Shimbun 7 23 2003
