The El Nino phenomenon in 2024 is expected to be even hotter than 2023. Many countries in Asia are preparing to welcome the hottest year in their country’s history.
In early 2024, Ho Chi Minh City and many Southeast provinces recorded the highest temperature at 35-36 degrees, with UV index at harmful to very high levels.
According to the National Center for Hydrometeorological Forecasting, in the second half of February, the Southeast may experience widespread heat with the highest temperature up to 37 degrees. Ho Chi Minh City in the next 10 days will maintain the temperature at 36 degrees Celsius.
Ho Chi Minh City in the next 10 days will maintain the temperature at 36 degrees Celsius. Photo: VOV.
Besides Vietnam, a number of Asian countries are eagerly preparing to welcome 2024 – the year that is expected to be the hottest year in the history of these countries.
Japan
Even though it’s still winter, Japan welcomed 2024 with the highest temperature of 18 to 20 degrees Celsius last week. According to Japan Times, this is a sign of the hottest year in Japan’s history. Japanese scientists say the cause of this hottest year in history is global warming and El Nino.
In Japan, spring, summer and fall 2024 are all predicted to have temperature anomalies 1.4 to 1.8 degrees Celsius higher than average.
In the middle of winter, Japan still has high temperatures at 18 to 20 degrees Celsius. Photo: Japan Times.
Hotter temperatures will pose risks to agriculture and fisheries in the “land of the rising sun”. Earlier this year, coastal areas of Japan recorded the first appearance of tropical bottlenose dolphins due to warmer water temperatures in this area.
A representative of the Osaka Prefectural Institute for Environmental Research (Japan) said that rising temperatures in the bay area could change the ecosystem and attract a number of foreign organisms and toxic plankton of native origin. from the southern sea of Japan.
Meanwhile, farmers and agricultural cooperatives in Shiga province (Japan) are rushing to prepare crops to face the harsh temperatures of 2024. “Due to rising temperatures, the harvest volume has decreased.” reduced from 10 to 50%. Rice quality has also decreased from 54.5% to 43.5%,” said a representative of the province’s Mirai Agricultural Promotion Office.
Thailand
On February 19, the Thailand Meteorological Department predicted that extreme heat could occur in March and April with the highest temperature reaching 43-45 degrees Celsius.
The announcement from the Meteorological Department also states that this week, Thailand’s daily temperature will peak around 4:00 p.m., at 35-38 degrees Celsius and will only decrease slightly on rainy days, according to thaipbsworld.
Accordingly, temperatures in the upper reaches of Thailand will begin to increase, except for mountain peaks in the upper reaches of the North and Northeast.
A worker is handling ice cubes during the hot season in Thailand. Photo: Bloomberg.
The lower reaches of the North, Northeast, Central Plains, including the capital Bangkok and the East will accumulate heat and the whole country will officially enter summer at the end of this month.
Meteorological experts also warned that this year could be the “hottest and driest year” in Thailand and that drought could occur in the central and eastern regions. Experts say that extreme hot weather will also cause forest fires in the North, PM2.5 dust and heat in urban areas.
Philippines
According to the Philippine Atmospheric, Geophysical and Astronomical Services Administration (PAGASA), about 77% of the Philippines is likely to experience a dry spell in May 2024, creating the hottest year on record. Philippines. Some areas in the country can endure record temperatures of more than 40 degrees Celsius, Manila Bulletin reported.
PAGASA Director Analiza Solis said this was due to a strong El Nino with significantly less rainfall predicted in the first and second quarters of 2024.
“Historically, our El Niño years are also the years with the hottest temperatures recorded. According to PAGASA predictions, temperatures may be hotter during the warm or dry months,” said the Director of PAGASA. .
This year, it is expected that the Philippines may receive about 13 to 19 storms. Of these, 2 to 5 storms will arrive in the first half of the year and 11 to 14 storms will arrive in the remainder of 2024.
PAGASA is calling on Filipinos to save electricity and water and master the necessary health measures to prevent the worst case when temperatures rise too high in 2024. The weather agency also notes that it is possible There was a drought in March.
Theo CNAAlthough it does not expect 2024 to be the hottest year on record, Singapore’s National Climate Change study also predicts the country will get hotter in 2024 and have nighttime temperatures rarely fall below 26.3 degrees Celsius.
“We predict that the impact of prolonged heat waves will be that people at risk or are suffering from heart attacks, kidney disease and obstructive lung disease are more likely to develop the disease or find themselves in a situation requiring emergency treatment,” Associate Professor Boram Dickens of the National University of Singapore said.
The heat has prompted the Singapore government to launch a number of new services to help people assess risks when extreme heat occurs. In addition, Singapore also fights heat by increasing urban tree planting or painting radiators to cool houses.
