Heavy wave heatwave it affects her Southeast Asiawhere many countries close schools, while the temperature registers record values.
The Philippine authorities announced today the suspension of courses for life in all public schools for two days, mainly because of the heat. “Due to the latest heatwave forecasts (…) and the announcement of a national transportation strike, all public schools in the country will have to switch to asynchronous, distance learning on April 29 and 30, 2024,” he announced on Facebook. the country’s Ministry of Education. The measure concerns more than 47,000 schools.
In the Bangladesh schools reopened today following many days of being closed due to the unbearable heat. Millions of students returned to their classrooms despite a heatwave warning.
At Myanmar, where the thermometer reached 45.9 degrees Celsius in the central western city of Chauk on Wednesday, many are seeking some coolness in the shade of the trees in the parks once the sun goes down. In the country, where civil war is raging and the power grid is antiquated, power outages are frequent, either due to attacks on infrastructure or limited natural gas reserves.
On Tuesday, the UN announced that Asia is warming particularly fast, with 2023 globally being the hottest year on record. In this continent, the Philippines is one of the most vulnerable countries to the effects of climate change. Yesterday, Saturday, the thermometer reached 38.8 degrees Celsius in the capital of the country, Manila -record value – with the felt temperature being 45 degrees Celsius, according to official figures. On the same day in Camiling, Tarlac province, the temperature exceeded 40 degrees, a national record for 2024.
Experts estimate that these heat waves have become longer, more intense and more frequent due to climate change. Average maximum temperatures recorded last week in Dhaka, Bangladesh were 4 to 5 degrees Celsius higher than the 30-year average for the same period. In Thailand the weather service warned that the temperature may reach 44.1 degrees in the northern province of Petchabun today.
In the neighbor’s Cambodia the Minister of Water and Meteorology warned that the temperature might reach 43 degrees Celsius in the country next week and asked citizens to be careful.
Finally, in the southern province of Nghe An Vietnam the thermometer showed 43.2 degrees yesterday, as reported by the local media. In the coming days in the northern part of the country the temperature is expected to range from 38 to 41 degrees Celsius.
Source: APE – MEB
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