Thai authorities are warning residents and visitors across the country to avoid going outdoors due to extreme heat.
In the Bangna district of Bangkok, the temperature reached 42 degrees Celsius, while the heat index — which includes relative humidity and measures what the temperature feels like — hit a record 54 degrees Celsius, according to the meteorological department.
Authorities warned residents to avoid outdoor activities and be wary of the danger of heat stroke.
Recent extreme heat has smashed electricity consumption records, with the country consuming more than 39,000 megawatts on 6 April, surpassing the previous record of 32,000 megawatts in April last year, government spokesman Anucha Burapachaisri says.
“What is happening right now is caused by climate change, influencing abnormal [weather] and a phenomenon that is called extreme weather,” Mathinee Yucharoen, a researcher of coastal oceanography and climate change at Prince of Songkhla University, explains.
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