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Asia suffers under record 'additional heat' as the globe continues to warm

From Gaza to the Philippines, unseasonal temps in parts of Asia shut schools, hurt crops and challenged refugee camps.

Soaring heat is especially dangerous for people working outside.
Soaring heat is especially dangerous for people working outside. (AN/Laurentiu Morariu/Unsplash)

Long before the official onset of summer, parts of Asia are smoldering under the effects of unseasonal heat supercharged by a waning El Niño and human-caused climate change.

From Gaza and Israel in the west and eastward to Vietnam, Laos and the Philippines, people have faced days upon days of temperatures soaring well above 40˚ Celsius. In West Bengal, India, temperatures hit 47.2˚ C.

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