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"Asia is experiencing weeks of “endless record heat”, with sweltering
temperatures causing school closures and surges in energy use.
Record April temperatures have been recorded at monitoring stations across
Thailand, Myanmar, Laos and Vietnam, as well as in China and South Asia.
On Tuesday, four weather stations in Myanmar hit or matched record monthly
temperatures, with Theinzayet, in eastern Mon state, reaching the highest, at
43C (109.4F). On Wednesday, Bago, north-east of Yangon, reached 42.2C, matching
an all-time record previously recorded in May 2020 and April 2019, according to
Maximiliano Herrera, a climatologist and weather historian.
There had been “endless record heat in south-east Asia, with weeks of records
falling every day,” said Herrera.
In Thailand last weekend the authorities advised people in Bangkok and other
areas of the country to stay home to avoid becoming ill. Temperatures hit 42C
in the capital on Saturday, and the heat index – meaning what the temperature
feels like combined with humidity – reached 54C.
Many still braved the sticky weather – sheltering under umbrellas and carrying
fans to stay cool, or seeking respite in air-conditioned malls. In some areas,
water has been sprinkled from apartment or university buildings, to ease
temperatures and air pollution caused by seasonal agricultural burning."
Cheers,
*** Xanni ***
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mailto:xanni@xanadu.net Andrew Pam
http://xanadu.com.au/ Chief Scientist, Xanadu
https://glasswings.com.au/ Partner, Glass Wings
https://sericyb.com.au/ Manager, Serious Cybernetics
