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Extreme Heat Engulfs Thailand: The Washington Post

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Workers labor in a steel recycl...angkok, Thailand, May 16, 2023.

Workers labor in a steel recycling factory, during the worst heat wave on record, on the outskirts of Bangkok, Thailand, May 16, 2023.

An employee at an ice factory l...nd seafood cool in wet markets.

An employee at an ice factory loads a block of ice onto a waiting truck in Bangkok, Thailand, May 19, 2023. Ice is a big commodity, used for everything from cold drinks sold by street vendors to keeping meat and seafood cool in wet markets.

Lt. Col. Saowanit Paengpo, of t...ng the effects of extreme heat.

Lt. Col. Saowanit Paengpo, of the Royal Thai Army, who has been treating heat injuries in soldiers, stands for a portrait in Bangkok, Thailand, May 15, 2023. The army is one of the few institutions in Thailand studying and treating the effects of extreme heat.

A street vendor cooks meat on a...angkok, Thailand, May 19, 2023.

A street vendor cooks meat on a grill in the midday sun in Bangkok, Thailand, May 19, 2023.

A man lifts weights just after ...angkok, Thailand, May 19, 2023.

A man lifts weights just after sunrise in Lumphini Park to avoid the hottest parts of the day, in Bangkok, Thailand, May 19, 2023.

People walk across a raised pla...angkok, Thailand, May 19, 2023.

People walk across a raised platform in Siam Square in the midday day sun in Bangkok, Thailand, May 19, 2023.

After working for eight hours i...angkok, Thailand, May 16, 2023.

After working for eight hours inside a garment factory with no fans and no air conditioning, Rungnapa Rattanasri enjoys a cold drink in her single-room apartment in Bangkok, Thailand, May 16, 2023.

A man walks past a broken drink...est hit by the effects of heat.

A man walks past a broken drinking water dispenser and cluttered power lines in the Khlong Toei neighborhood in Bangkok, Thailand, May 19, 2023. This neighborhood is one of Bangkok's poorest and consequently, the hardest hit by the effects of heat.

A worker unloads bottles of wat...angkok, Thailand, May 19, 2023.

A worker unloads bottles of water from a truck in a wet market in Bangkok, Thailand, May 19, 2023.

Workers cross the road from the...angkok, Thailand, May 19, 2023.

Workers cross the road from the shade caused by an overhead highway into the sun in Bangkok, Thailand, May 19, 2023.

A man fills up a bottle from a ...angkok, Thailand, May 19, 2023.

A man fills up a bottle from a drinking water dispenser in the late afternoon in Bangkok, Thailand, May 19, 2023.

The morning sun begins to hit b...angkok, Thailand, May 19, 2023.

The morning sun begins to hit buildings, traffic, and a passing train in Bangkok, Thailand, May 19, 2023.

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Extreme Heat Engulfs Thailand: The Washington Post

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Updated Nov 2024

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Thailand experienced multiple days of record breaking heat in 2023, with temperatures reaching 112 F (44 C) and beyond. In a country where hot days are the norm, especially during the hot season, people are more inclined to wave off extreme temperatures. But the effects of heat are becoming a very pressing issue for everyone from outdoor exercisers to Thailand's massive labor force who work outside or in places without air conditioning. There is no heat related health warning system in place or any significant track record of heat related illnesess. Heat is not yet considered an emergency in the same way that a typhoon or air pollution might be.

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