The scorching temperatures across Asia follow a pattern of increasing extreme weather over the past several years that’s sending the world into uncharted territory
The scorching temperatures follow a pattern of increasing extreme weather over the past several years that’s sending the world into uncharted territory. The sweltering conditions are testing the ability of governments to protect public health and also to prevent major disruptions to agriculture and power generation in economies that are still recovering from the ravages of Covid-19.
El Nino — characterized by warmer ocean temperatures across the Pacific — has far-reaching impacts on weather patterns around the world. It could bring relief to drought-parched areas of Argentina and the southern US, while blanketing parts of Asia and Australia with hotter, drier conditions. Coffee, sugar, palm oil and cocoa crops would be especially vulnerable.
Temperatures in Thailand remained above 40C in many northern and central regions over much of last week, pushing power demand to a . A group of businesses and banks have asked the government to prepare an action plan to deal with a potential drought that they say might last for three years.Rainfall in Malaysia may be as much as 40% lower in some areas, which could put palm oil production at risk in one of the world’s biggest producers of the commodity. Authorities are closely monitoring the return of forest fires and air pollution.
Elsewhere in Asia, scorching temperatures have also roasted parts of China, India and Bangladesh in recent weeks. Yunnan province, a major aluminum hub in southwest China, suffered its worst drought in a decade last month. India is on alert for more heat waves in May, after soaring temperatures in April prompted school closures in some states and caused at least 11 people to die of heat stroke after attending an event.
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