With the high humidity in S.E. Asia, this must be miserable in Laos

[theking]

..Cambodia, and of course Vietnam:

Climate change: Vietnam records highest-ever temperature of 44.1C

Vietnam has reported a record-high temperature of 44.1C (111.38F), as weather experts and authorities told the population to remain indoors during the hottest parts of the day.

[theking]

Brutal Heat Continues to Grip Asia in Warning for Rest of World

Asia remains in the grip of a blistering heat wave, chiming with predictions from climate scientists that 2023 could be the world's hottest year.

[theking]

Another issue, pollution:

Deadly combo of extreme heat and air pollution grips parts of Southeast Asia

As greenhouse gas emissions degrade air quality around the world and global warming makes heat waves both more frequent and more severe, the combined risks could set off a public health crisis.


A brutal heat wave has hit Southeast Asia at the same time that parts of the region are choking on worryingly high levels of air pollution — a one-two punch that experts say could make an already dangerous situation deadlier.

Temperatures well into the triple digits were recorded over the weekend, including new all-time highs for Vietnam and Laos: The Vietnamese city of Tuong Duong hit 111.6 degrees Fahrenheit (44.2 degrees Celsius) on Sunday, and a record 110.3 degrees F (43.5 degrees C) was recorded Saturday in Luang Prabang in Laos. Thailand’s capital, Bangkok, also set a record of 105.8 degrees F (41 degrees C) over the weekend.

Heat waves can be deadly on their own, but parts of Vietnam and Thailand have also been blanketed in thick smog in recent weeks. Experts say the combination of extreme heat and poor air quality can lead to upticks in respiratory, cardiovascular and kidney diseases — impacts that will only worsen as climate change intensifies both heat waves and air pollution.

[DuMa]

A study is being done that if something like that is happening over there then something is going to happen over here as well.

That big forest fire in Australia that one year is the reason why California had her El nino and drought.  The smoke would fly over the ocean and will act like a blanket which in turns heats up the water and there you have your el nino conditions.   

[theking]

I remembered those freakin high humidity in Laos and it's not a good feeling. Now, the overloaded grid is breaking down too  :

Sweltering heat in Vietnam's north sparks power cuts

Hanoi residents flocked to the Vietnamese capital's air-conditioned shopping malls on Saturday to escape power cuts at home, as the grid struggled to cope with the high demand caused by soaring heat. Vietnam is one of many countries across South and Southeast Asia experiencing record-high temperatures in recent weeks.

[theking]

A ‘once-in-200 years’ heat wave caught Southeast Asia off guard. Climate change will make them more common

In a recent report from the World Weather Attribution (WWA), an international coalition of scientists said the April heat wave in Southeast Asia was a once-in-200-years event that would have been “virtually impossible” without human-caused climate change.