Ominous sign for 2023: Climate scientists predict this as scorching heat wave sweeps across Asia | Mint - Mint
Ominous sign for 2023: Climate scientists predict this as scorching heat wave sweeps across Asia | Mint
Ominous sign for 2023: Climate scientists predict this as scorching heat wave sweeps across Asia 2 min read . Updated: 08 May 2023, 11:30 AM IST
Premium Blistering heat wave sweeps across Asia, indicating hottest year on record (Reuters)
Scorching Temperatures and Drought Grip China, India, and Bangladesh, 2023 could be hottest year.
Asia remains in the grip of a blistering heat wave, chiming with predictions from climate scientists that 2023 could be the world’s hottest year yet.
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