A severe heatwave is affecting Asia, with record-breaking temperatures in East and South Asia leading to fatalities and disruptions. The extreme heat has rewritten climatic history, breaking thousands of records and causing school closures and health warnings. The heatwave has exposed a centuries-old town in the Philippines as a dam dries up, attracting tourists and providing an additional income source for locals.
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Asia braces for more extreme weather like 2023, world's hottest year https://t.co/Edulx8WXx8
Southeast Asia is in the throes of an intense heatwave that is causing deadly heatstroke and damaging crops, while also exposing an old town at the bottom of a dried-up reservoir in The Philippines. Read more: https://t.co/poDG4dKHX1 https://t.co/PEEOuU0SLt
‘Inside an oven’: sweltering heat ravages crops and takes lives in south-east Asia | Extreme heat https://t.co/ZWOWnpv74Y
‘Inside an oven’: sweltering heat ravages crops and takes lives in south-east Asia https://t.co/NoC9dydowf
More than 100 temperature records fell across #Vietnam in April, according to official data, as a deadly #heatwave scorches South and Southeast Asia. https://t.co/TozVzZa1dl
‘Inside an oven’: how life in south-east Asia is a struggle amid sweltering heat https://t.co/VXrvqw2wwm
East Asia is hit by searing 48C heatwave as temperature records tumble, schools are closed and people are told they must not go outside https://t.co/m5Y1GhchQW https://t.co/XK8MSjh14A
Dangerous heat wave envelops hundreds of millions in East Asia https://t.co/TijXGU5q5s via @axios #ClimateCentral
Countries in South and Southeast Asia have been coping with a weeks-long heatwave which has seen record temperatures sweep parts of the region ⬇️ Read more https://t.co/6NQQ05Dxfj
AP PHOTOS: South and Southeast Asian countries cope with a weekslong heat wave https://t.co/RVHl8PNkqH https://t.co/yMUg4eHt21
#WATCH | Ruins of a centuries-old town emerge at a dam parched by drought in northern #Philippines, giving residents a rare spectacle and an extra source of income in a region dependent on rice-growing. https://t.co/ko90GPGKy7
Receding levels from a Philippines dam in the northern rice-producing province of Nueva Ecija has revealed the ruins of a centuries-old town, which has become a rare marvel for locals https://t.co/rdwaodjjtQ https://t.co/4ikBN8BQKI
"Scorching heatwave ravages Southeast Asia's food supplies" And so it goes... https://t.co/RP4OWLygpn https://t.co/IOK0fnqVQO
People, animals and crops across asia are suffering under a sweltering heatwave that experts attribute to climate change and the impact of a powerful El Niño in the western Pacific https://t.co/2b0qXLbbSk
East Asia is in the throes of an intense heatwave that is causing deadly heatstroke, damaging crops, and has exposed an old town at the bottom of a dried-up reservoir in the Philippines https://t.co/1aJidSgynC
Countries across South and Southeast Asia are suffering under intense heatwaves that started in mid-April and have only intensified even before the official start of summer. https://t.co/as6a61xhdA
Summer heat has arrived early across South and Southeast Asia, setting records and even claiming lives. It's expected to get much worse through May and June. https://t.co/VhDLRZHtzK https://t.co/OqlYhpQ0Tb
Parts of Asia are facing a brutal heat wave, with some areas seeing temperatures reach as high as 44 degrees Celsius (112 degrees Fahrenheit) Our reporters from across the region tell us how cities are coping with the extreme heat https://t.co/RWfKa2U30y https://t.co/yiDv17bMi0
“Across south and southeast Asia, millions of children have been hit by Covid-style school closures and health warnings as the region suffers from a deadly, weeks-long heatwave that’s rewritten “climatic history”, according to analysts.” https://t.co/0oQCUmPP6r
Ruins of a centuries-old town have emerged at a dam parched by drought in northern Philippines, giving residents a rare spectacle and an extra source of income in a region dependent on rice-growing https://t.co/4wnn9tnc0G
Parched Philippine Dam Reveals Centuries-Old Town, Luring Tourists https://t.co/vFLuLE37gM
Ruined centuries-old town re-emerges as Philippines dam dries up during heatwave https://t.co/IfV7Uv403B
Parched Philippine dam reveals centuries-old town, luring tourists https://t.co/mRicVPguZR https://t.co/6IaciyJ2Xx
Summer heat hits Asia early, killing dozens as one expert calls it the "most extreme event" in climate history https://t.co/u9A0HVrbKK via @CBSNews heh CBS. get a clue. just as much cold. In fact negative more extreme than heat https://t.co/ajIzVUNWEB
VIDEO: As millions across Southeast Asia suffer a blistering heatwave that is melting railway tracks, a Thai village resorted to an unusual method to seek rain: parading a Japanese cartoon cat https://t.co/yrxe8lO0KE https://t.co/RYgQCIb2mf
A dangerous heat wave in East Asia is proving relentless and fatal. In multiple countries, extreme heat is disrupting daily life by keeping kids out of school and people out of work due to the risks of heat exposure. https://t.co/zNNmcfPld9
Extreme heat can be dangerous, even deadly. But properly hydrating can go a long way in helping you stay safe, writes @rtsugar. (From 2023) https://t.co/h4pDowwyDQ
Southeast Asia ‘in a frying pan’ as extreme heat ‘rewrites climatic history.’ Punishing heatwave breaks ‘hundreds of records’ all over Thailand, Laos, Vietnam, Cambodia and the Philippines. ✍️ @sneweyy and @benfarmerDT https://t.co/PD4JkPCqlA
Record-shattering heat in East and South Asia has broken thousands of records, setting all-time and monthly milestones from Japan to Thailand to India. https://t.co/KjsKetosmV https://t.co/RfCnwJxDoa
Global sea surface temperatures have hit record highs every day for more than 12 months. https://t.co/0FD93D8q9n
Much of Asia is sweltering under a heat wave that's killed dozens – and that one expert calls "by far the most extreme event in world climatic history." https://t.co/tiepA7HQSo