Asia faces temperature

Scientists warn of high temperatures raging in most parts of Asia over the past few months will occur regularly and cause more deaths.

The World Health Organization estimates that the number of high temperature- related deaths in high- income countries in Asia and the Pacific may increase by 1,488 in the 2030s. This number is more throughout Asia. 21,000 people. On a global scale, rising temperatures can kill an additional 250,000 people annually in the period 2030-2060, due to heat exposure, tropical diseases, malnutrition and diarrhea.

A recent study by PLOS Medicine also showed the effect of temperature on sudden increases in deaths, especially if carbon emissions are not controlled. For example, the number of people dying from overheating in Japan is about more than 2,000 people per year and may increase by 170% in 2030-2080.

Similarly, the Philippines is likely to record an increase in the number of high temperature deaths by more than 1,300% (from the current 322 people / year).

An air-conditioned heating area is set up in a building in Seoul - Korea.(Photo: EPA).

During the 15-day heat wave in Hong Kong in May, about one-third of respondents said they felt sick more frequently due to the oppressive temperature and 22% experienced depressive symptoms. In other places in Asia, the situation is even worse. From the middle of July, the Korean Peninsula suffered a record high of 40.7 degrees Celsius. The South Korean side had at least 42 people killed so far.

In Japan, heavy rains caused flooding and landslides in the southwest recently, killing more than 200 people before a heat wave hit 41.1 degrees Celsius, killing 80 others.

A study from Oxford University (UK) determined that "doubling the risk" occurred the above events. And not just the heat waves, according to the Asian Development Bank, rising sea surface temperatures also make tropical storms stronger.

As the impact of global warming becomes more pronounced, governments around the world are forced to find new ways to protect people. Planners are looking for ways to build larger, shady boulevards leading to high-density areas. Other initiatives include existing green space protection, promoting the use of alternative green fuels .