Severe heat in Japan this week....

[BigmanPigman]

https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/japan/tokyo/ext

https://www.timeanddate.com/weather/japan/tokyo/ext

91° -109° this coming week.

Japan’s heat is taking a toll on the summer Olympics, making it more difficult for athletes already facing challenges from the pandemic to compete at their highest level.

The heat is tough -- it’s very humid, dense heat,” U.S. rugby player Ilona Maher told Bloomberg on Wednesday. “Our dietitian and trainer create ways to somehow cool our bodies -- whether it’s cool towels or we eat popsicles.”

[msongs]

1. average high in july is 85.6 & humitdity 76%, record high 103. everybody

who goes to wikipedia would know this

[applegrove]

3. Canada's rowing team took into account Tokyo summer heat and blew hot humid air into their training

facilities to prepare. The women's 8 won the gold for Canada.

[BigmanPigman]

4. That was a smart move...it looks like it worked.

[applegrove]

5. The one time training indoors was an advantage in rowing.

[elleng]

7. Good for them.

[elleng]

6. Awful!

Humid, dense heat is the WORST! (Had it growing up in NY area; hence beaches were popular.