April and May are typically the hottest months of the year in Southeast Asia, but this year temperatures reached levels never experienced before in most countries of the region
The latest heatwave to hit the continent set temperature records in multiple countries including Vietnam, Thailand, and Singapore as well as cities across China.
Climate change caused by humans has made the recent heatwave that hit Laos, Thailand, India, and Bangladesh 30 times more likely to happen. But even with record-breaking temperatures in April 2023, only India had official Heat Action Plans (HAP) in place.
Asia climate woes mount as heat shatters May records Asia News Network (ANN) is the leading regional alliance of news titles striving to bring the region closer, through an active sharing of editorial content on happenings in the region.