Potatoes ‘boil’ in the ground as record heatwave sweeps across swathes of Asia
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Source: Guardian Australia
Published: 2026-08-13 09:34 UTC+10:00
Section: Extreme weather
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Asia, South Korea, Weather, China, World News, Environment & Climate, Asia Pacific
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South Korean farmers are suffering in record heat, as Hong Kong reports its highest ever temperature and Japan swelters through newly designated ‘cruelly hot’ days
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