REUTERSHeat mirage is visible on an expressway as vehicles move during a countrywide heat wave in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Apr 21, 2024. REUTERSExtreme temperatures throughout Asia last month were made worse - and more likely - as a result of human-driven climate change, a team of international scientists said on Wednesday. Parts of the Middle East saw record-breaking temperatures over April 24-26, with Tel Aviv hitting 40.7C. Extreme temperatures in western Asia were made five times more likely by climate change, the report estimated. Temperatures around India's Kolkata in late April reached 46C, 10C higher than the seasonal average, with climate change making extreme temperatures throughout South Asia around 45 times more likely, the report added.

Source: bd News24 May 15, 2024 06:02 UTC