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        "msgid": "hottest-city-in-asean-to-record-temperatures-above-38-degrees-celsius-1778156609",
        "date": "2026-05-07 17:25:15",
        "title": "Hottest City in ASEAN to Record Temperatures Above 38 Degrees Celsius",
        "author": "",
        "source": "CNBC",
        "tags": "",
        "topic": "Energy",
        "summary": "Bangkok is projected to become the hottest major city in Southeast Asia by 2050, with average daily maximum temperatures reaching 38.1\u00b0C due to climate change and rapid urbanisation, according to the ASEAN Centre of Energy. This will result in nearly 120 extreme heat days annually, up from 45 in 2025, posing severe risks to public health, urban infrastructure, and the economy, particularly affecting outdoor workers and low-income households with higher energy costs. The report highlights the urban heat island effect in Bangkok, where densely built areas could be 3\u00b0C hotter than greener outskirts, exacerbating productivity losses and widening access gaps to cooling solutions.",
        "content": "<p>Bangkok is predicted to become the hottest major city in Southeast\nAsia in 2050. Temperatures in Thailand\u2019s capital are projected to rise\nabove 38\u00b0C in line with climate change across the region.<\/p>\n<p>According to a report in local media outlet The Nation, the warning\nabout these high temperatures comes from the ASEAN Centre of Energy,\nwhich states that Bangkok faces a far more severe heat crisis in the\ncoming decades.<\/p>\n<p>In 2025, Bangkok will have around 45 \u201cextreme hot days\u201d per year,\ndefined as days when temperatures exceed 35\u00b0C. By 2050, this figure is\nestimated to rise to 120 days per year, meaning residents will face\nalmost three times as many days of extreme heat accumulation in just a\nfew decades.<\/p>\n<p>The report also projects that Bangkok\u2019s average daily maximum\ntemperature will rise to 38.1\u00b0C by mid-century, an increase of nearly\n5\u00b0C from 33.3\u00b0C in 2000.<\/p>\n<p>Compared to other major ASEAN cities, Bangkok is expected to record\nthe highest temperatures in 2050, followed by Ho Chi Minh City in\nVietnam at 37.7\u00b0C, Manila in the Philippines at 37.2\u00b0C, Kuala Lumpur in\nMalaysia at 36.9\u00b0C, and Jakarta in Indonesia and Singapore at\n36.1\u00b0C.<\/p>\n<p>Such conditions could push urban infrastructure, public health\nsystems, and the economy to unprecedented limits.<\/p>\n<p>The report identifies climate change and rapid urbanisation as the\ntwo main forces driving the worsening heat crisis in ASEAN. In Bangkok,\nthe urban heat island effect is a key factor, as concrete and asphalt\nabsorb heat during the day and release it at night.<\/p>\n<p>Data from the Asia Disaster Preparedness Center (ADPC) shows that\ntemperatures in densely populated central Bangkok could be 3\u00b0C hotter\nthan in greener outskirts. Rising temperatures directly threaten public\nhealth by increasing risks of heat strokes, chronic fatigue, and sleep\nproblems that impair quality of life.<\/p>\n<p>Economically, severe heat can hit labour productivity, especially\namong more than 1.3 million outdoor workers in Bangkok.<\/p>\n<p>Households also face higher electricity costs. Around 90% of survey\nrespondents said their energy bills rose 10-50% during heatwaves.\nLow-income residents in densely populated communities are among the most\naffected, as many live in poorly ventilated buildings.<\/p>\n<p>As heat levels rise, air conditioning becomes increasingly essential,\nwidening the gap in access to cooling. At the same time, excessive air\nconditioning use releases more heat outdoors, creating a cycle that\nfurther exacerbates urban heat.<\/p>",
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