Temperature Hits All-Time High Of 44.1 Degrees Celsius In Vietnam

The report follows similar records being set in neighbouring nations during April's scorching weather.

Authorities in Vietnam have urged residents to stay inside during the warmest parts of the day after the country recorded its hottest temperature ever: 44.1 degrees Celsius (111.38 degrees Fahrenheit).

Global warming, according to scientists, is making extreme weather worse. In April, a heatwave swept over Asia, also setting records in neighbouring countries. Despite regional differences, Vietnam is now experiencing its warmest season yet.

"This is a worrying record in the context of climate change and global warming," Nguyen Ngoc Huy, a climate change expert based in Hanoi, commented. Huy anticipates this record to be broken repeatedly, as abnormal climate models are continuously being validated.

Danang officials reportedly requested cooperation to successfully manage with the heat, potential drought, and lack of water resources from the Vietnamese ministries of industry and power. The city's water provider has also been instructed by authorities to maintain a sufficient supply of drinking water.

At the same time, the western Thailand's Tak province hit a record 44.6 degrees Celsius in April, according to the Thai meteorological agency, while a town in eastern Myanmar saw a decade-high temperature of 43.8 degrees Celsius, according to local media.

Both nations typically experience a hot spell before the rainy season, but this year's heat wave has been unprecedented in its severity.

The capital of Bangladesh, Dhaka, is located further west and just saw its warmest year since the 1960s.

Moreover, some sections of India are seeing temperatures that are three to four degrees higher than average, according to Indian weather officials.

 

Source: theguardian.com