Thailand forecast to face severe drought this year
Thailand is expected to face the harsh impact of the El Niño phenomenon around the middle of June, although this year’s summer season is predicted to end by the middle of May. This will lead to severe drought conditions, according to the country’s Meteorological Department (MD).
Bangkok (VNA) - Thailand is expected to face the harsh impact of theEl Niño phenomenon around the middle of June, although this year’s summerseason is predicted to end by the middle of May. This will lead to severedrought conditions, according to the country’s Meteorological Department (MD).
Somkhwan Tanchan, the MD Meteorological ObservationsDivision’s director, noted that the average maximum temperature has beenconsistently around 40 degrees Celsius since the beginning of this month.
However, with the impending severity of this year’s droughtfar surpassing the situations both in 2019 and 2020, Thailand could faceanother series of high temperatures in the near future.
The MD has also expressed concern regarding the potentiallysevere health impacts caused by the continuous high heat. On April 21, the heatindex (HI) registered an alarming 54 degrees Celsius in the Bang Na district ofBangkok, as well as in Chon Buri and Phuket, as reported by ChomphariChomphurat, the MD’s director-general. The HI, also referred to as the apparenttemperature, reflects the temperature perceived by the human body when relativehumidity is combined with the air temperature.
An HI ranging from 41 to 54 degrees Celsius raises the riskof heatstroke substantially, particularly with prolonged exposure to the heat,according to information released by the Department of Health. Furthermore, anHI surpassing 54 degrees Celsius is associated with an extremely high risk ofheatstroke./.
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