Heatwave in Asia: How to cope with extremely hot weather? | DW News Desk 

Myanmar is also range 39C to 44C n no power is available. 4 hrs on and off in a day only for capital city. However, There is no power at all for all provinces in myanmar n nobody wants to highlight about it. We r dying with heats n coup here😢.

Many dogs died too because they were chained under the sun without water. Please don't chain your dog outside 🙏.

im from Indonesia, this is madness i cant sleep without AC anymore now

It's so hot here in the Philippines. Classes are suspended for three weeks now. We live near the shore yet the temperature peaks at 47°C.

I'm from Singapore we are experiencing temp at 34 degrees, I used spray bottles at hand every few minutes but this is not enough, I wet my arms and legs too and let it air dry!

I'm from Philippines. Two days ago , temperature in manila was 38.8 degrees , an all time high , there was even a town here that recorded 40.3 degrees. As of heat index , 53 degrees two days ago is highest , yesterday, 51 degrees.

Thanks God ,today in West Malaysia temperature reducing from above 40 degree Celsius to 33 degree celcius due to heavy rain 🌧!

I am sorry to hear this. Hot enough when I visit during the winter in the Philippines. Hope the temperatures improve throughout Asia 🙏

You know it's too hot when an electric fan makes it hotter.

Unbearable in Vietnam guys!

I notice in the comments it’s full of manipulation. Writing this to reassure you there are still normal people watching that appreciate what you’re doing. Thanks guys, your take on the situation is spot on.

I really hope we all get some relief, being too hot is unbearable without any a/c. If it’s cold we can always put on more layers. But the extreme heat is really detrimental for society. Nobody can really do anything productive in extreme heat

To make your house a little bit cooler you can put water on shallow basin at the corners of your house. Evaporation is a cooling process. As water evaporates, it absorbs heat from its surrounding air.

Indonesia juga terasa panas apalagi ini menjelang Mei

43 degrees Celsius in Chapai, Bangladesh. And humidity makes it worse, feels like 47 degrees Celsius.

I've heard some people say well, what can we expect, the people who have the power to make changes are very comfortable in their ac'd homes and don't think it really affects them

27.22° C here in Chattanooga, Tennessee the day before yesterday, April 29, 2024. It's not supposed to be that hot this time of year. Not even close.

58:44 is so important. Thank you for touching on these points 🥺

A lot of these guys are hard-working, honest people. I really hope they can get through this situation.

Trees, shade and lawn help considerably. I can feel the difference between built-up urban and rural areas of Malaysia

It's not only happens this year...this goes on for years and just increase year by year. Normal temperature in April in Thailand was around 40C.

I'm from southern vietnam, we are getting to temperature of 44°c degree on some part, anyone with an AC usually put it on alot while people who can't afford one or just trying to save energu bills take a midday rinse and drink lots of cold water, the heat is quite unbearable

I live in an arid area and evaporation definitely offers a cooling effect. I've had noticable relief misting myself with spray bottle of water. Water soaked clothing works, too. I don't have any cooling strategy for humid environments.

11 years ago I moved to 7000' elevation. Last summer I had 4 heatwaves with Phoenix, but P hit 113F and I hit 93F. I am working on adding a bedroom to my root cellar. I suggest a root cellar, even small. Mine is 10x12, the food is along the back, coolest, wall. It stays in the 50sF. No power cooling, warmer in the winter.

Thank you DW!

Thailand is really feelin' it- I've lived here for 13 years and I've never seen the rains start this late (they still haven't started) and the heat is hovering around 43C-46C with around 35% humidity. When I was in Sudan it was hotter than this, but like you always hear- it wasn't so bad since it was a dry heat, so you could cool yourself with a bit of shade or a fan. In Thailand right now, if you don't have A/C, you'll just melt and even the water in the pipes makes for hot showers when you want to cool-off.

I lived in Vietnam for a number of years and the worst times were during heat waves with power outages. I would wake up in a pool of sweat.

I missed the live stream... but here in Tokyo the summers are terrible. I fainted twice in 2022... ended up in the hospital the second time. Last year I reduced how much I work during the hottest times, August and September. It helped, but my wallet took a hit. This year I've transferred to an office much closer to home, so hopefully things will be better.

Great program!

In the summer we had 40 degrees of heat in Patagonia Argentina. I think January was unbearable, we drank a lot of water. But if they don't plant trees this is not going to improve.

Please improve sound quality. Hard to hear and understand when sound is reverberating from remote computer.

In the Philippines, the weather bureau (PAG-ASA) regularly reports heat index, not just temperature. It's called "feels like" temperature.

I know it WAS a live broadcast but why did you upload it afterwards with 20 minutes of dead air?

Do you think the eruptions of mount ruang yesterday can lower the temperature in the region? Its on indonesia, south east asia

I live in India, generally the climate where I live doesn't get too hot, but this time the temperature is crossing 41 degree Celsius. Generally here the hottest temperature is around 37-38 degrees.

Walking outside makes me dizzy now which never happened to me before since I have high tolerance to heat.

In Patagonia Argentina, I personally make compost and we plant vegetables, separating the garbage. I think that if all families plant at least two or three trees the situation will improve.

Heat index refers to what temperature it "feels like". Wet bulb temperature refers to the body's ability to cool by sweating.

37° in kuala lumpur. Has never happened before

in Phnom Penh, people complain about high temperature, as for my personal experience I usually take a bath every hour during day time luckily I have enough water for use

We had a day of 39 degrees in the south of Taiwan in the middle of April.

It's quite burning hot 🔥🔥🔥 out here in Sri Lanka.

from northern canada I love climate change

If you live alone, I guess it's not harmful to just wear underpants at home. Use fan, spray our body with water every few minutes and let it air dry.

And this might be the coldest year for a really long time

India has terrible future

One solution is ; throughout cities to countries , must have large air conditioned buildings for anyone to go into for relief from extreme heat . Air condition buildings for any person to go and not hassled at all to seek relief. It is not summer yet this is spring time . Must provide air conditioning buildings for anyone to seek comfort from extreme heat . Food , water , bedding. Good luck . And allow people with dogs and cats also .

It's 28.3 c here in Athens, AL. I can even feel the radiation filter in.

That guy was like "I got to the petrol station and pour water on myself. There is nothing else I can do." He is wearing long sleeves and pants, I think he is a motorcycle taxi so you would think protection. But its just clothes not kevlar pants and top. He is literally wearing too much clothes and saying its hot.

Tress ate like blankets it protect you from hot and cold

Thai/Laos/Khmer border area all about 40°C for days!

Im currently doing my best to get my family out of this country, hope i can move somewhere cooler in the future, this hot weather will not go away and will become even worse.

In Sri Lanka, it's always 'Feels like 40C'. Not easy

I dont feel the different cause I live in the AC room almost all the time. Well its warm all year round in Bangkok ; 35c feels like 46c due to humidity if it 43c and feels like 43c then I consider its better but Im not gonna feel it anyway because as I said I live in AC room almost all the time.

Here in the Philippines classes are suspended cause children collapse in school. People buy airconditioners and more electric fans. Even the air produced by the electric fan is hot. Power outtage is also numerous because electric connections blowup due to over usage. The government advises the people to stay indoors during 10:00 AM to 4:00 PM and if you can't stay at home you should cover up yourself, use umbrellas and keep hydrated. It is normal to see people just fall down while walking. Even at night, its continous to be hot.

The fact they seed cloud for 60 years, probably means this is either deliberate or a back lash from seed clouding for 60 years..

Every summer that comes seems hotter than the previous one. I have dreaded the summer months now unlike when I was younger. May has just started and April that passed was so uncomfortably hot already. I wish for intermittent rain to cool the days ahead... Lord God, have mercy on us....

Title's got to be a little more specific about where in Asia. Last I heard Guangdong was flooded.

I literally cannot cope here in Bangkok without AC

I am guessing that the reporters on this topuc are not suffering from the heat. In fact, I am surmising they do not even break a sweat going from the studio to their cars to their homes 😅. Thats my take.

There are ways to cope up with the heat. Oil massage your head heavily with cocunut oil to reduce pittam or pitta(heat content) in body Make sure you sleep by 10PM as 10 PM to 2PM is pitta cycle in body and sleep suring this time is must. If the body is not cooled down adequtely your body will be prone to heat stroke

Welcome to the beginning.

I never complain about the cool summers of northern Germany anymore.

I live in California, and the weather is perfect here. I love it.

Bit chilly in Bradford.

In Sri Lanka I feel it’s getting hotter every year.

Whats that with Tim und Struppi (Tin Tin) @32:50 ? 😁

It’s nice and cool here in Canada. God bless you all. ❤

The heat is unbearablr, I even sle e p 1 am onwards when the temp. Is 29-32 degrees celsius

I believe this is another extreme challenge in the future. If millions died in Covid..in the near future millions will die from heat.. it is about time to change our ways and take care our environment.

The best way to cope with heat is too stop watching social media and stories about it. Turn off your phone and “chill!”

REFUSE to work at scorching temperatures. Employers need to provide measures to help cope with the heat but if they aren’t, join others like you and refuse to work, strike

1:14:45 - Biresh: good push back. > 1.5C is dead > Zero days in 2024 below 1.4C, so far. > 16-month-average is now over 1.5C > 365-day average is over 1.6C > 10 year linear best fit line is over 1.35C > Global indicators for future warming: co2, ch4, n20, eei, ohc, emissions, temperature lags, feedbacks, albedo, all point to more heating in the pipe line > WMO, Hansen pointing to accelerated warming > Yes, following end of el nino, temperatures may drop back for a few years, but the underlying trend continues. The next el nino will be even more brutal. (Data: copernicus, baseline: 1850-1900)

You step outside your house and the wind is hot air under a blazing sun. - from the Philippines.

Ich wohne in Russland, in der Stadt Kaluga (180 km von Moskau entfernt). Ich wurde von einem ehemaligen Nachbarn verfolgt, sein Nachname ist Gerasimov. Wie sich herausstellte, rekrutiert er Spezialdienste, rekrutiert Agenten, um im Westen zu arbeiten. Jetzt wollen nur wenige Menschen gehen, um als Agent im Westen zu arbeiten, also sind sie mit Pressing beschäftigt. Für ein Arbeitsjahr bieten sie 55000-60000 Dollar an. Arbeiten als Verdeckungsagent

New Delhi’s largest landfill is on fire and now the entire Asia is experiencing heat waves. Thank you India.

32:55

World needs to act on climate change asap bcoz people living in equator and its proximity has been dying due to severe heat waves.Massive dependency on fossil fuels should be reduced and world must have alternatives for fossil fuels.People all over the world burn woods which also results in global warming plus forest fires, industries realeases green house gases and heavy dependent upon coal.Also the war is not only killing people but also having an impact on environment 👀🤔🙏

We don’t cope with any heat, it’s going to be snowing on Monday here. Send us a bit of heat

If developing countries fail to find effective solutions to combat climate change, it is certain that people in Asia will face increasingly higher temperatures.

if only theres a policy that every one person in earth must plant one tree. this el nino-heat wave wouldnt be a problem

The real question is, is it gonna plateau for the next few years? Or will it increase to even 60°c?

Seems like the fish farmers were doing the bare minimum to keep their fish alive. A slighly hotter day than usual shouldnt destroy your entire business unless you planned poorly.

Upbeat music that you would listen to on beach while playing some games with friends as a background music for people explaining how their lives are affected by the climate is a bit cringe

I thought the thumbnail was an image from the Fallout show...

Talks, meetings , politics. What we do on ground level. Planet blue is slowly dying . We need central government in the world.

It is nice to have a free sauna while sitting on the patio. I’m sweating like I’m running

In Tamil nadu India Dravidian government have chopped all the trees and destroyed the mountains and rivers and now it looks like dessert. Now they are complaining it is very hot. I think they know why it is so hot.

Pres. bongbong in the Philippines approved measures just last January, even if he was warned about coming El Niño last January 2023. This means no budget was allocated for this disaster. That's poor governance.

Remember when God changed the 😮climate during the flood of Noah. 😂

Where is tintin?

DW's content is usually so professional and gives we viewers a sense that a sensible team is behind it. This alas, is a mess. Glib and thoughtless comments by a 'host' about high temperatures, as she sits in a comfortably air-conditioned studio? Really? Out-of-context cartoons? Really? This is not good and does a disservice to DW News.

From the philippines, i run my aircon24/7. I'm very comfortable

Frozen water bottles on your body, bed ,animals etc. Place in bags. cover with cloths.

Millions of Asians are falling in dream to become an Australian

It’s very hot in Bangladesh 🇧🇩

Errr... Current El Niño is NOT the strongest one. It is somewhere like 6th strongest one. Ie. 2016 was much stronger one. The situation on oceans is different from all El Niño's. We have extremely warm waters in northern hemisphere. And we had record loss of sea ice near Antarctica. Overall heating of the ocean and the heat that now has surfaced is not really related to El Niño, but something very different. One suggestion is SO2 emission bans on shipping that lead to less white cloud that shade the surface. (Hansen et al.). Rest of the science community has no real clues on what is going on. Suggesting that El Niño or volcanic eruption have caused this does not fit well in the global picture. Water vapor in the southern hemisphere does not explain warm waters in the north. And El Niño does not explain what happens in north nor south neither. On real threat could be a shutdown of AMOC system. That has been going on since 1930's. If heat pumps does not work the heat ends up in weird places. One study has suggested that when subpolar gyre has lots of melt waters, it drives Gulf stream stronger. This partially causes Europes hot summers too. Scientists also fear that shutdown means heatwaves to the Antarctica and that will melt lots of ice. We are adding extreme amounts of heat to the oceans due to our emissions. Fossil fuel burning is the main cause of these emissions and these burners are on record levels each year. If we want to have any real chance of lowering the heating, we have to shutdown all fossil burning. (And take the extra heat that SO2 created cloud cover blocked. If we won't do this, then the ghg heating will just get worse and worse.)

Al gore told you 30 yrs ago, you ignored him.

Im certain alot of their factory pollution has something to do with it. ... The emissions is not regulated, especially india and china .... Tell me that doesn't have something to do with it ?