What can we do about the extreme heat across Asia?
Authorities are issuing health warnings as parts of Asia bake under sweltering heat. The Philippines has suspended in-person classes, while Bangladesh has extended its heatwave alert. Soaring temperatures in Thailand have led to a record surge in power usage over the weekend. Professor Kathryn Bowen of the University of Melbourne shares with CNA’s Asia First what needs to be done to alleviate the effects of extreme heat on people.
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Awful part is we're just getting started, too late to reverse the changing climate now.
that's the best part.
Reverse climate change?😂 best joke
Yup. GDP the most important
Epicurism, minamilst live, food forest projects and comunity with people with similar beliefs
That's been said dozens of times since the 1970s
Well, we've been fcking around with mother nature for too long. I guess now it's her turn to do the same to us.
Exactly , if we won't regulate ourselves it'll be done for us naturally
Gaia at work, they are killing us.
There is no "mother nature" at all!!
For sure we've treated non human animals and the planet with such contempt it makes me happy to see humanity feel the avenging hand of the climate crisis get ready humanity this is just the beginning!!
@@TruthTeller101-by5ic what?
Don't worry about afterlife. This is hell on earth already.
SG government isn't doing anything useful to reduce temperatures, only telling people to take preventive measures to prevent heat-related health problems and not addressing root causes. With cutting down huge trees and forests for buildings and housing, trying to create green spaces and planting trees from scratch are like putting a plaster on a huge open wound. Money, housing, economy and political legitimacy are what the SG government are more concerned about, not the environment. There comes a time when having too much (too much money and too much stuff) is more detrimental than good, and that time is now. Individuals can only try to do so much to reduce carbon footprint. The ones that are capable of effecting real change is the government, MNCs, huge organisations and corporations, and people of money and power.
They hv no solution and are good in making it worse !!!
All the people work and stay in the Air con room. Therefore they Don feel the heat.
It is too late..this is the consequences of rapid industrialiazation and advance modern8zation. Plant more trees for shades, build more dams, store more water from rain. The climate temperature will continue to rise in the future we cant control it or prevent it . Have your own airconditiining to prevent heat stroke.
We Sri Lankans Used to wear jackets in the morning. Nowadays we have to takeoff even shirts. Climate change making the hell on the Earth🔥
Hey! Whats going on on Sri Lanka? Is getting better? I remember seeing a lot of news about Collapse of the economy and not gas. What is going on? Violence and crime? A Chilean here interested
Judgement day Fire storm 🔥🔥🔥
Its funny right? and then when foreigners come to visit , the other foreigners say they need to adjust , yet they are the ones having aircon or decent shower and home to live in.
@@Jaopazo Things are quite okay now. We'll see positive growth in economy this year.
Two wars and thousands bullets, amos and fire aftermath got nothing to do w climate.
Singapore getting hotter is triggered by Government policy of coverting Forrest, turf, grass pitches n cutting down big trees to cater for housing for foreigners they imported. The used of aircon further aggravated the Singapore environmental temperature.
Maybe in part, but global warming is also global. Not just Singapore that's getting hotter.
I stay in Manila for work, it is my first time ever in my life to have my nose bleed, be confused and had crazy headaches all because i went outside for lunch last Wednesday...crazy weather
So sorry to hear that. I hope you'll stay.
Your body is dying at those hot temperatures
Keep hydrated or drink electrolyte water. 30 people died in Thailand already.
Stay hydrated and avoid doing any physically strenuous work.
Army and schools should not conduct long training or long march the under these heat wave.
Governments should make a law to let employees work from home , stay indoors as much as possible as when and where possible.
Oh so construction workers also work from home or stay in doors?
@@Akathutyworking hours can be adjusted for construction workers and other workers exposed to heat.
Someone shoud also note that not every house is equipped with aircon.
No! I don’t want to pay the electricity bill for work that should be the responsibility of my company not myself.
@@Akathutythey work under heavy tarps in Mexico and stop mid day when it's hottest.
42°C here in Dhaka, Bangladesh and the weather is only continuing to get worse in the coming days ! 🥵
Its bad but hear in afghanistan kabul its the aposet we are freezing bc of cold in april
It's only the beginning.
Judgment day Firestorm
We got 33°C here in Malaysia. South East Asia.
There are many more months
If humans continue "business as usual", we might see 80-100 million deaths due to the heat every summer. Heat is killing more people than all other weather extremities combined. It is indeed the biggest, silent killer. 875000 deaths in India due to the heat in 2023. 200000 deaths across Southeast Asia. Yet the top emitters don't see this alarming.
it's the poor who die. leaderships of top emitters probably embrace that. the rich have a use for the working poor but not for old and homeless people. to them it's a problem solving itself.
How many thousands of MILLIONS of tons of coal is India burning??? Blame it on UK like you do for every bad decision you make
Can you give the sources of your statement? Internet so far doesn't back you up. At all. But no doubt the deaths by cold will go down and the deaths by heat will go up, if the weather continues like this. So far they are measured in the thousands, which seems gross under-reporting. But your number seems to be gross over-reporting.
@@gardenjoy5223 HEY ,, How dare you expect facts to interfere with feelings or guess's :)
@@gardenjoy5223 If you count starvation due to crop failure and poor water access, the number may be correct.
This is happening in West Africa as well. The air feels hot, like breathing through a hair dryer
R u there now?😂
@@deschan2246 Unfortunately yes
Any wind is your enemy. Avoid it at all costs.
😂😂😂😂😂
What is the humidity level where you are? You need to keep an eye on wet bulb temperatures, as high humidity prevents bodily heat loss through sweating & causes heat stroke.
42 (air temperature) today in Phnom Penh, and been over 100F (37C) every day for weeks. It's insane.
Siem Reap is also hot. Can't wait for some rain...
Damn take care
Iba, Zambales in Philippines yesterday already reached 53 degrees Celcius (heat index) the highest so far this year in the Philippines
how do you survive that?
Crazy heat
🤤😲😨
@@rizkyadiyanto7922 first step is: understanding what a heat index is.
@@vladnickul and then?
I got a mild stroke due to the heat few weeks back. I'm just blessed that I went to the doctor the right time. If I came in too late, something serious might have happened. My recovery took a week. I felt so weak, light headed and my left part of the body kinda feels dropping. I am now always cautious with the environment and even the food I eat. I usually don't use my AC but due to what happen I use it now 6 hours during the day and 6 at night.
We sweat a lot if the weather is too hot. Keep hydrated or drink electrolyte water like pocari sweat or gatorade.
I like how they interview a Prof from Melbourne who is enjoying the cool weather
The sea surface temperature at Koh Kradad, Thailand is 40 degrees Celsius. The temperature was measured by Thon Thamrongnawasawat, a well-known Thai fisheries researcher.
Super typhoon coming
If the west say equal rights for everyone on earth. Carbon emission should be measured by per capital as this is the right way to measure. Carbon Emissions per capita: Canada 18.51 Australia 17.10 United States 15.52 Russia 11.44 China 7.38 India 1.91
It IS already measured per capita, meaning per person. Hence you found these data on the internet. Equal rights for everyone is of course total baloney. Impossible to ever achieve. Like: I'm severely ill, I don't get equal rights. My 'rights' are to work as much as I can stand and then have pain and feel more ill and exhausted for the rest of the time. And I'm from Western Europe. I get no benefits as chronic Lyme Disease is not recognized by the CDC, because it started in a laboratory 4 just across the town of Lyme, USA. And their opinion leads. Extremely unjust and not equal.
I'm living in the Northern part of Luzon in the Philippines. For the last part of April and most of May the temperatures exceeded 38 degrees. With the humidity, it was almost unbearable. Having to make improvements to my house to keep it cool. Window tinting, installation of insulation, light colored paint to reflect the light.
49°C here in our province(The Philippines)intense heat we need to stay in door in a well ventilated room
Which province?
Stop building with concrete and asfalt... concrete is hot in summer, cold in winter...
Meanwhile, in Laos, temperatures are not that hot, still cooling.
Nothing and its only the beginning.
And here in Tucson, AZ, we had the longest cool winter and this spring is also unusually cool.
That’s freaking awesome 🤭
im 25 years old from the philippines and last sunday was the hottest ive ever felt in my life we were traveling on a car as soon as i got out i was sweating all over it was like i was inside an oven i was struggling i felt like i couldnt breathe.
"What can we do about the extreme heat across Asia?" NOTHING.
You can grow plants and install an outdoor misting system (evaporative cooling). Under extreme heat, avoid driving (ICE emits heat and EV might explode) and no air conditioners (AC creates local heat pocket). Drink more water and stay under shade.
@@tslee8236evaporative cooling only works in climates with DRY heat, like near the deserts. The humidity here is already a huge problem on top of the heat. Evaporative coolers will just raise the humidity even higher and make it difficult to breathe. Only real air conditioners will work.
@@topquark35shade creates a micro climate and cool down the area a bit. Standing in the sunlight or standing under a tree is a huge difference and yes humidity is a problem but maybe the changes can create also wind which ventilating the city
For a start stop paving everything with concrete. It helps a lot when there are trees and shade,
Stop the production of hot air for nothing. Guess how much cooling is needed for all the internet-servers to distribute that idiotic kitty/doggy videos. Now AI creates gazillions of new ones. AI trainings with nonsense data, so we can 'chat' with a bot. All that bitcoin mining. Or 10 hours of "487Hz-healing"-videos downloaded thousands of times.
My PH island usually dances between 40-42°C HI. My workplace is not air conditioned so when I wesr my uniform, I sometimes change into challis blouses so it's more breathable. That doesn't help with the hot air blowing towards my body though.
Who care?
where is PH island?
Bottom line - those required to work outside in high heat index situations (particularly low income agricultural workers - often migrant labor) must be helped by giving them more frequent breaks for shading, cooling & rehydration. Singapore is one of the most enlightened societies & will lead the way in helping the vulnerable in heat hazard situations.
Bottom line all of those workers must sleep in airport
Most government will still be indifferent about the scorching heat despite all-time high temperatures and countries like the Philippines will continue being the #1 polluter of plastics in the ocean. Nature gets back on its own ways
better install insulations on roof and build houses designed to keep cold air inside. global warming is true. it's not going to be nice.
It high time we start operating at night.....
Live listening and tune in this broadcast.. they speak so clearly and slow there's no reason to not understand
feels like being microwaved in the afternoon
If the heat gets even worse and I end up homeless hobo in future , I’m migrating to Arctic Alaska.
lol you think Arctic Alaska still arctic when the heat gets worst? 😂
@@Akathuty might get hotter, but comparatively cooler than other places.
The polar regions are the best place to hide from the sun. Sunlight is weak there.
@@Zyleace indeed. i think its a matter of time before many of us will need to flee there. to escape from the unbearable heat of Asia, among other places.
WELL DON'T! You'll just start polluting over there too!😂
Don't look up.
Watermelon smoothies,...great for hydration, stay cool (easier said than done) everybody!
In a way, it's a strange question to ask. Locally work from home etc... but that's just dealing with it and NOT solving the problem. The main problem remains the massive emissions of fossil fuels into the atmosphere. As long as that continues things will only get worse.
it's impossible to stop emissions because of oil companies
@@IronCladFaithit might be impossible but if the voting is forcing the government to do something they need to do it or civil war is starting
@@IronCladFaith Evil oil companies only can sell because we are buying. Some might need to, but not everybody needs to go shopping with a car. We don't need to eat meat produced 5000 miles away. ...
49-51°C some area's in Philippines
Well, stay hydrated and stay indoors if possible. Avoid wearing polyesther clothes. Use cotton instead. Might as well take advantage of this and hit the beach this weekend. A little roadtrip from Metro Manila to a nearby province is like a summer tradition for most urbanites in the metro.
Bcuz of Tailor swift
I'm just ordinary citizen and I don't know about engineering or road construction do's and don't but can we plant trees in the middle of national road, and parking lot I mean more trees not just display or architectural decoration.
Paint every public and private property white. Install water fountains on every roundabouts and public parks.
😂
Greate advice❤ many people do not aware of this
Usually we run out of water when its too hot. So, yes, the water fountains are an awesome idea.
Watching this while getting ready to step out tomorrow when it's predicted to be 43° C, yea the world leaders need to do something!
You will vaporize while waiting for the "leaders". They brought us here, they are discussing this topic since when ? Last climate conference was COP28, meaning 28 years of big useless BLAHHH.
And we all need to do something too. It has to be a concerted effort to be effective.
Set your air conditioning thermostat to 26 instead of 24 degrees celsius. The space gathers less heat and the air conditioning equipment work more efficiently
I think if create a more open buying of "nitrogen/dry ice" then can be cooler temperature on ownself. Open like how "a construction idea" can happen, the location to make it? Other is buying "neck fan air cooler". If rain water collection container on top, if too bad to release will it be hot reflection from water? Water-cooler like School-Type kind of self-treatment in house, like if buying a medicine or hospitalized still pays.
It’s time for Singapore to finally build ice cold pools and get rid of the useless onsens once and for all.
@@Icelandair_B767 Ice is produced by "sucking" heat out of water. Where does all that heat go ? Same principle like air condition, inside cool, but outside hotter for the masses.
@@guruware8612 indeed! thanks for your detailed explanation and analogy.
i'm from chennai, india. Usually the heatwave alert starts from the may. but this time, the temperatures are soaring 38-40 C just in the beginning of april. which is affecting the daily life of street vendors, labors and other who travel long for work.
Keep destroying the environment it will started in February 😂
@@pennyc8252 sadly true...
Take a swim in the PURE water of the Ganges
@@tilapiadave3234he'd have to travel 1.5 thousand kms to do that, since his city is that faraway from the river you mentioned
@@peteck007 🤣🤣I don't how these guys come up with such illogical comments ......
Here in Philippines even its hot we still drink coffee.
Heat index above 40 degrees celsius is dangerous.
Here in Northeast India Nagaland with 22° even that we are facing badly,just imagine more than 38to 46😮😮😮
And no proper rain yet here in Guwahati, since winter. Its dry but luckily not that hot *yet*.
In the philippines it's so hot we have to use fan!
World is ending... Just let it be... 😊
Sad ...😢
"Well. We're boned."🤖
Crap
Like that meme with the dog and the burning background with a smirk and coffee mug on one hand saying, "this is fine" 😂
@@islandvibez You are being taken for a ride, fortune ebbs and flows the world goes on.
I think this is problem when many developed country they much investation money for change climate reduce plastic usage for example and emission. But in developing country the goverment hasn't ben aware yet about environment.
Ya, the reduction of plastic straws for drinking has an awesome effect... 🥱 Still nearly 100%% of all goods in food-stores are wrapped in multiple layers of plastics, but it's bio/organic/sustainable.
At night i shower without heater, never wipe my upper body fully dry and still perspire.... Went to the swimming pool during noon... Water was legit warm, thought i was at hot spring
Simple answer. Stay indoors. Go hang out at the mall. Turn on your A/C. Take your pick.
What Mall and what Air con..they have neither.
Turning on AC makes the situation even worse
@@freemanol IDTS
@@peace4peaceful What heat?
What about air-cond, fans, cold showers, Kathryn?
MORE n MORE CONSTRUCTION. 10M OVER Population SURE gonna Help, NOT
Even in Japan, it is impossible to live without air conditioning. The whole world will turn into a desert in near the future.
Metro Manila Philippines 40-45 heat index
Wrong question. What can we do about heat in Singapore ? Like Charity, it starts at home.
get used to it....😢
Hats off to construction workers.They are warriors🫡
SEND ICE.
Bigger umbrella
Turn off the sun, ofcourse.
Carry frozen bottles of water in bags for body and beds, and pets.
5:58 ✨️cough ✨️Taylor Swift
When you seek refuge under a tree, you feel the drop in body temp.
nothing can beat 53 degrees here in philippines. 🎉❤🎉😅🎉🎉
We're toast!
🤣🤡 yup
I take outdoor shower several times
I shower like 4-5 times a day lol.. every 2-3 hrs while awake at home
Get them A.C.
Cute asian reporter put the temp up a couple degrees more
Coffee 3 times a day
What if the world get slightly warmer ? and fungi have the reason to evolve ?
Stop polluting and start using solar energy
Solar panel-production pollutes, solar panels break, the broken panels we send to india to deal with all that healthy stuff. Use LESS energy, that's the secret.
@@guruware8612 deforestation is the reason, creatures spend energy every day and every where but they haven't ever kill forest, that how nature works
Cambodia is also extremely hot.
My way of staying cool, exercise, lose weight n lose body heat, drink lot of cool aide. Stay lean n walk with a spring.
Why not do cloud seeding it's now possible?
Great idea, we messed up the global climate, so lets continue by messing up the local weather. Later generations will thank us.
Actually East Asia is fine, Now I believe I found why Eastern Asia doing better in economy, it's too hot from SEA to south Indian to Middle East right now, but liveable in East Asia.
Yeah like most rich countries have good weather and it is also easier to heat up than cool down
And here we have the root of all problems: "Economy", and the never ending need to grow for what reason exactly ? Everybody needs 5 cars, we need to eat 10 times a day, have a full bank account to show off big numbers but using nothing ? It is said that humans are an intelligent species, very much doubt that.
China 🇨🇳 accounted for 2/3 of new global coal plant capacity in 2023. - China built 70 GW of new coal-power capacity last year, almost 20 times the rest of the world's 3.7 GW combined.
*BUT 90% OF WHAT IS MANUFACTURED IN CHINA IS CONSUMED OUTSIDE OF CHINA. AMERICANS BURN MORE HYDROCARBON PER CAPITA IN THE ENTIRE WORLD, THEY HAVE THE HIGHEST CAR OWNERSHIP IN THE WORLD AND THEY PREFER HIGH CAPACITY TRUCKS OVER ENERGY EFFICIENT SMALLER CARS!!!*
But they are also the biggest adopter in clean energy power production and 5 years ahead of carbon neutrality in 2030. Why did you not include this facts in your post?
maybe they wouldn't have to if they weren't sanctioned left right and center. the west wants china to fall, yet blames it when it become poorer. trademarks of bullies
@@Gman979 Doesn't make China any less guilty!
Also China destroyed the marine life in West Philippine Sea.
All people must start plant trees
Probably, we may soon resort to living under water - under the sea to be exact...
The sea will boil soon
@@nnconfomiststoic7346 ok, that'll be after the land or, is it sea 1st..??
The only way is to delay CPF until 90 years old and increase GST to 10%.
30 degrees Celsius at midnight in most parts of the Philippines. These governments could easily contribute towards solar projects for sub-solar plants and then assist the end user in obtaining solar power. This will help most homes not having to be ripped off as they are for power costs, and then possibly allow them to make use of air -conditioners to be more comfortable.
The Philippines is not a very good place for solar
@@tilapiadave3234 what's the reason
@@CollosalTrollge Not as many sun hours as many other countries ,, it is not heat etc that gives max solar it is sun hours ,, lack of cloud etc. Only north west part of Island Negros shows decent sun hours
This extreme heat disaster is not applicable to Singapore with fully air-conditioned shopping mall within walking distance to cool down. And, commuters are travelling in air-conditioned comfort public transportation system throughput the whole island.
Singapore agriculture is not air conditioned.
There are many who work under the sun even in Singapore, if you open your eyes, you will see them.
Bro forgot Singaporeans are also humans
Yes, but for example construction workers needs to work outside.
Here in the Philippines we drink coffee to beat the heat..😂
How much does air temperature drop by drinking coffee? Any numbers?
hmmmmm...move....
Malaysia noted..🇲🇾
malaysia safe
Protective gear: Umbrella. wide hat, water jug, and wet towel to lower body temp😊😅
Hopefully this leads to milder winters here in Canada😂😂
Same bs as europeans are dreaming of palm trees in the alps.
Just let it be..BUT,TAKE A COLD BATH,OFTEN..maybe every 6hours.❤
Yes, cold bath several times a day until evening before going to bed. I do it outdoors.
I would do this if there was enough water lol
5:44 adaptation- but heat reduced (or destroyed) human productivity shall result in In-affordable situations and "shaddap'tation" For the silent poor suffering people left out of any interventional capabilities
Even here in Jamaica it is hotter than usual feels like August and it hasn't rained all year
Almost all develop countries are the one of the causes here, I'm not saying they are the only one but they are the major contributors of what we have today
Tell that to the biggest polluter in the world. You know who it is.
Humans ?
I guess I'll reexamine becoming an expat in Asia.
Expat are called foreign workers in Asia.
Exconvict you mean? 😂
It's merely a cycle involving El Nino. They'll be more to come, I think it's occurring about every 12-14 years. I recall playing golf in Thailand in about April 2010-2012 and it was 43°C, which was stiflingly hot.
*Immigrant
Philippines ☕ is life
People are the same as coral and trees and all living things that have limits for maintaining our homeostasis, health, life.
Esoteric blah doesn't help either
I can feel the extreme heat from the ground, the temperature is around 34 to 36 degree Celsius in Vietnam. It is definitely that the weather will get worse in the future