SINGAPORE: Countries across Asia have been hit by another round of extreme heat that has toppled seasonal temperature records throughout the region, raising concerns about their ability to adapt to a rapidly changing climate. After punishing heatwaves struck large parts of the continent in April, temperatu
SINGAPORE: Countries across Asia have been hit by another round of extreme heat that has toppled seasonal temperature records throughout the region, raising concerns about their ability to adapt to a rapidly changing climate.
"We can't say that these are events that we need to get used to, and adapt to, and mitigate against, because they are only going to get worse as climate change progresses," said Sarah Perkins-Kirkpatrick, a climate scientist with the University of New South Wales in Australia. Vietnam's national weather forecaster warned on Thursday of residential fire risks due to high power consumption. With temperatures set to range from 35 degrees Celsius and 39 degrees Celsius in the coming two days, it also warned of the risks of dehydration, exhaustion and heat strokes.In China, Shanghai endured its hottest May day in more than a century on Monday. A day later, a weather station in the southeastern tech manufacturing hub of Shenzhen also set a May record of 40.
The April heatwave was"30 times more likely" because of climate change, a team of climate researchers said last month, and the current temperature spike"is likely to be caused by the same factors", said Chaya Vaddhanaphuti from Thailand's Chiang Mai University, who was part of the team.
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