Distance courses on Philippinesfull of parks in Myanmarextreme heat warning in Bangladesh: Southeast Asia continues today to be hit by abnormally high temperatures, which in some places exceed 45 degrees Celsius.

Philippine authorities today announced the suspension of daily classes in all public schools for two days, mainly due to the heat.

“Due to the latest heat wave forecasts (…) and the announcement of a national transportation strike, all public schools in the country will have to switch to asynchronous, distance learning on April 29 and 30, 2024,” he announced on Facebook. the country’s Ministry of Education.

The measure concerns more than 47,000 schools.

In the Bangladesh schools reopened today after many days of being closed due to the unbearable heat. Millions of students returned to their classrooms despite a heatwave warning.

At Myanmarwhere the thermometer hit 45.9 degrees Celsius in the central western city of Chauk on Wednesday, many are seeking some coolness in the shade of trees in parks once the sun goes down.

In the country, where civil war is raging and the power grid is antiquated, power outages are frequent, either due to attacks on infrastructure or limited natural gas reserves.

Record

On Tuesday, the UN announced that Asia is warming particularly fast, with 2023 globally being the hottest year on record.

In this continent, the Philippines is one of the most vulnerable countries to the effects of climate change.

Yesterday, Saturday, the thermometer reached 38.8 degrees Celsius in the country’s capital, Manila, – a record–, with the felt temperature being 45 degrees Celsius, according to official data.

On the same day in Camiling, Tarlac province, the temperature exceeded 40 degrees, a national record for 2024.

Experts estimate that these heat waves have become longer, more intense and more frequent due to climate change.

Average maximum temperatures recorded last week in Dhaka, Bangladesh were 4 to 5 degrees Celsius higher than the 30-year average for the same period.

In Thailand, the weather service warned that the temperature could reach 44.1 degrees in the northern province of Phetchabun today.

In neighboring Cambodia, the Minister of Water and Meteorology warned that temperatures could reach 43 degrees Celsius in the country next week and asked citizens to be careful.

Finally, in the southern province of Nghe An, Vietnam, the thermometer showed 43.2 degrees yesterday, as reported by the local media. In the coming days in the northern part of the country the temperature is expected to range from 38 to 41 degrees Celsius.