From China to Japan, deadly cold is gripping East Asia. Experts say it’s the ‘new norm’

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Temperatures in parts of North Korea were expected to dip below minus 30 degrees Celsius (minus 22 degrees Fahrenheit), state media reported. Mohe, China’s northernmost city, on Sunday saw temperatures drop to minus 53 degrees Celsius (minus 63.4 degrees Fahrenheit) – its coldest ever recorded, meteorologists said. Other parts of Asia also felt the impacts of harsh cold weather. Officials said temperatures in early January had plummeted to as low as minus 28 degrees Celsius (minus 18 Fahrenheit). Tourists pose for photos in front of a thermometer reading -11.3 degrees Celsius (11.6 F), in Otaru, Hokkaido prefecture of northern Japan on January 24, 2023.
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