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Over the past 100 years, the average temperature forjapan has risen by about one degree, which is more than a world record. for tokyo, it was like three degrees higher, so temperatures have been rising. so, definitely, climate change is part of the reason. the increasingly frequent heatwaves are particularly dangerous for old people, of which japan has many. so, here in the north of tokyo, they've opened a cooling—down centre, where i find 86—year—old kiyoji saito taking refuge from the heat and playing japanese chess. "i'm overwhelmed by the heat," he says. "coming here to cool down is ...

Japanese chess. "i'm overwhelmed by the heat," he says. "coming here to cool down is really important. "i don't want to use the air—con at home, "but we've been told if we don't, we could die." four years ago, another heatwave killed scores of elderly people and put 20,000 in hospital. this one is expected to break on sunday, and for millions of people across japan, it won't come a moment too soon. rupert wingfield—hayes, bbc news, in tokyo. finally, the scorcher that gets you thinking commands a high price. a bronze cast of the thinker by french sculptor rodin sold on thursday for almost ...

More than a world record. for tokyo, it was like three degrees higher, so temperatures have been rising. so, definitely, climate change is part of the reason. the increasingly frequent heatwaves are particularly dangerous for old people, of which japan has many. so, here in the north of tokyo, they've opening a cooling—down centre, where i find this 86—year—old taking refuge from the heat and playing japanese chess. "i'm overwhelmed by the heat," he says. "coming here to cool down is really important. "i don't want to use the air—con at home, "but we've been told if we don't, we could ...

Is a lot different to my childhood. i've experienced days of 45 and 47 degrees celsius, and that was appalling. it was atrocious. you couldn't do anything. the only way we could stay cool in western sydney was to have the air con running all day, and that was a really hard thing for me to do. during my first pregnancy, it was so hot that i actually struggled to go and put the washing on the line. while i was literally about to bring this child into the world, i was thinking, what will the summers be like for her in the future? it was the hottest day ever recorded in the sydney basin. incredibl...

Well, whilst you are having fun in la, i was still living la vida las vegas. oh, you weren't out all night again, were you? no, i was actually up at the crack of dawn, looking at smart city tech. spencer chuckles. beneath the bright lights of this city that never sleeps seems to be a sensible side. it's now gambling on becoming a world—leading smart city — a safe, efficient and sustainable still kind of noisy oasis. las vegas is not the obvious place to be trying to be a sustainable city. it's full of big bright lights, you have got a huge casino, loads of air con? why not? why not las veg...