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BANGKOK – Heatstroke has killed 61 people in Thailand so far this year, more than in all of 2023, the health ministry said on Friday after weeks of scorching weather across the region.
The health ministry said Friday 61 people have died from heatstroke since the beginning of 2024, compared with 37 in the whole of 2023. Scientists have long warned human-induced climate change will produce more frequent, longer and more intense heatwaves.While the El Nino phenomenon is helping drive this year’s exceptionally warm weather, Asia is also warming faster than the global average, according to the United Nations’ World Meteorological Organization.
The kingdom this year experienced a delay in its monsoon season, with sweltering hot weather lasting longer than normal.
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