Temperatures and high humidity have brutalised hundreds of records in India, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam, marking an extraordinary event.
Mumbai : The hot heat spreading over Telangana and other regions of India is not an isolated weather occurrence! The whole Asia and South East Asia region, including neighbouring countries such as Bangladesh, is experiencing extreme heat waves, prompting climatic historians to describe the weather phenomenon as a ‘extraordinary climatic event’.
Temperatures and high humidity have brutalised hundreds of records in India, Thailand, Laos, and Vietnam, marking an extraordinary event.
Nothing in over three centuries of global climatology has come close to this occurrence, according to acknowledged weather historian Dr Maximiliano Herrera on X (previously Twitter). He predicted that the high heat will continue to spread throughout the areas until early May.
Dr. Soumya Swaminathan, former Chief Scientist of the World Health Organisation, was also interested in the heat wave pattern.
“The entire Asia is struggling from a heat wave, endangering lives and livelihoods. Both climate adaptation and mitigation are vitally required, particularly to safeguard the most vulnerable in each nation,” she wrote on X.
Weather experts said that the recent heat wave in South and Southeast Asia coincided with record sea surface temperatures in the Indian Ocean. They argue that the heat wave is caused by exceptionally warm ocean waters due to high temperatures.
Bangladesh, China, India, Japan, Myanmar, the Philippines, Vietnam, and Thailand are among the nations experiencing strong heatwave conditions.
Health Advisory: The State Public Health Department issued a heat wave alert for the general public on Wednesday, with temperatures expected to remain well over 4 degrees Celsius in nearly 18 districts of Telangana for the next several days. Dr Ravinder Naik, Director of Public Health, has issued his third health caution in as many weeks. The lengthy advise recommends do’s and don’ts for avoiding the intense heat and staying safe.
