
Aug 3, 2026
✦The Guardian
Weather tracker: Austria breaks heat records as Japan braces for Typhoon Dolphin
Wieselburg in Austria set a new July heat record of 40.3C last week. Meanwhile, Typhoon Dolphin moved across the Pacific Ocean towards Japan. The storm reached 175mph wind speeds on Thursday. As it nears Okinawa, officials said, "wind speeds of 80-100mph are still expected to affect the archipelago and remain strong."