'Children are more vulnerable than adults to the effects of climate change, and excess heat is a potentially lethal threat to them,' said UNICEF official Debora Comini.
BANGKOK — Massive heatwaves across East Asia and the Pacific could place millions of children at risk, the UN warned Thursday, calling for action to protect vulnerable people from the soaring temperatures.Global monitors have warned that 2024 is shaping up to be the hottest year on record, marked by climate extremes and rising greenhouse gas emissions.
5 degrees Celsius was recorded in the northern province of Mae Hong Son earlier this week—just a few degrees shy of the record 44.6 degrees Celsius.Around 40 people die from heat-related illnesses annually, according to the Thai Ministry of Health.And in February, neighboring Vietnam endured a monster heatwave in its southern "rice bowl" when temperatures reached up to 38 degrees Celsius—an "abnormal" high for the period.
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