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"This year, even before the northern hemisphere hot season began, temperature
records were being shattered. Spain for instance saw temperatures in April
(38.8°C) that would be out of the ordinary even at the peak of summer. South
and south-east Asia in particular were hammered by a very persistent heatwave,
and all-time record temperatures were experienced in countries such as Vietnam
and Thailand (44°C and 45°C respectively). In Singapore, the more modest record
was also broken, as temperatures hit 37°C. And in China, Shanghai just recorded
its highest May temperature for over a century at 36.7°C.
We know that climate change makes these temperatures more likely, but also that
heatwaves of similar magnitudes can have very different impacts depending on
factors like humidity or how prepared an area is for extreme heat. So, how does
a humid country like Vietnam cope with a 44°C heatwave, and how does it compare
with dry heat, or a less hot heatwave in even-more-humid Singapore?"
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
