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Schools closed, warnings issued as Asia swelters in extreme heatwave (www.channelnewsasia.com)

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Schools closed, warnings issued as Asia swelters in extreme heatwave

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[–] [email protected] 16 points 6 months ago (1 children)

Looks like at times (in full sun) they’ve started reaching the wet bulb temperatures where people die.

[–] [email protected] 8 points 6 months ago

The other day, a place in the Philippines recorded a Heat Index of around 58 degrees Celsius (136 F). That is classified as Extreme Danger and most places have heat index a little bit lower than that.