Asian Heatwave: Red Alert in India till Thursday | Vantage with Palki Sharma

A town in central Myanmar saw temperatures hit 48.2° Celsius today. That is the highest April temperature recorded in Myanmar in 56 years. Yesterday, the mercury hit 44 degrees in parts of Thailand. 30 people have died of the heat in Thailand already this year, compared to 37 all of last year. A red alert has been issued for the Indian states of West Bengal, Odisha and Bihar. Schools have been shut in the Philippines and in Bangladesh as well. On Sunday, Bangladesh had decreed that schools would remain open, but made a u-turn today after temperatures crossed 43° Celsius in the capital Dhaka. Should the academic calendar be changed to factor in warmer summers?

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