Thailand's Ministry of Health announced today that 61 people have died so far this year due to the extreme heat, which has been plaguing the citizens of the Asian country for weeks. For almost an entire week last month, authorities in Bangkok issued daily emergency heatwave warnings as temperatures “felt” above 52°C. According to a press release from the health ministry, 61 people have died from heatstroke or sunstroke across the country since the beginning of 2024. By comparison, in all of 2023, deaths due to extreme heat had reached 37. Northeast Thailand, home to mostly rural communities, mourned the most deaths, the ministry said. Human-induced climate change is causing more frequent, longer and more intense heat waves, scientists often warn. Although the natural climate phenomenon El Nino contributed to extremely hotter-than-normal temperatures this year, in Asia the […]
Source: News Beast
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