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[1] [35] Water levels at Lam Takhong Dam and Lam Mun river in Nakhon Ratchasima dropped sharply as drought and extreme heat caused the main water sources to run dry, sparking fears of water shortage. [36] Inspections at chemical warehouses were stopped after a series of fires due to fears that the stored chemicals may be heat sensitive. [37]
Southeast Asia's traditional wet season, which typically spans October through March, is driven by the Australian-Indonesian monsoon (AIM) system. This meteorological phenomenon generates air currents flowing from Asia toward Australia, transporting significant moisture that results in substantial precipitation across the region.
Climate change caused 41 additional days of dangerous heat and extreme weather, ... Landslides and floods triggered by the storms this season killed more than 1,200 people across Southeast Asia.
The most dramatic and rapid declines in deaths from extreme weather events have taken place in south Asia. Where a tropical cyclone in 1991 in Bangladesh killed 135,000 people, and a 1970 cyclone killed 300,000, the similarly-sized Cyclone Ampham , which struck India and Bangladesh in 2020, killed just 120 people in total.
Scorching heat shattered temperature records across portions of Southeast Asia over the weekend as the region baked under a historic heat wave. AccuWeather forecasters say some relief is set to ...
When the world is warmer, it is likely to have more extreme weather and climate events, including record heat and rainfall, scientists say. ... This week in Southeast Asia, “it was the hottest ...
Nearly half a billion children in South Asia are exposed to extreme high temperatures as life-threatening heat waves caused by the climate crisis become stronger and more frequent, according to ...
On 21 April, Thailand's national weather service said that the heat index hit a record of 54 °C (129 °F). [30] On 6 May, Bangkok reached 41 °C (106 °F), the highest recorded in the city. [32] On the next day, there were reports of people fainting due to the extreme heat, including advance voters in the 2023 general election.