Heatwaves articles
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The Heatwave Baking Parts Of Asia
Large swaths of Asia are sweltering through a heatwave that has topped temperature records from Myanmar to the Philippines and forced millions of children to stay home from school.
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Heatwave hammers Thailand's lucrative durian farms
CHANTHABURI: Clambering hand-over-hand, sweat dripping into his eyes, a durian labourer expertly slices a cumbersome fruit from a tree before tossing it down to land with a soft thump in his colleague's waiting arms some 15m below. Among Thailand's most famous and lucrative exports, the pungent "king of fr
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Exceptional heatwaves scorch Asia, schools closed
Shafaqna English- South and Southeast Asia braced for a searing heatwave that has gripped the region over the past week, in-person classes have been suspended for two days due to the extreme heat, forcing students to switch to remote learning. From the Philippines to Thailand, and India to Bangladesh, forecasters