Millions kept home from school as Southeast Asia swelters under weeks-long heat wave https://www.cbc.ca/news/world/southeast-asia-school-cancellations-philippines-myanmar-1.7187816
Temperature tops 48C in #Myanmar; dozens dead in #Philippines so far this year.
Millions of students in all public schools across the Philippines ordered to stay home after authorities cancelled classes for 2 days... avoid outdoor activities & drink plenty of water, but the young & the elderly were told to be especially careful.
#Cambodia this year is facing the highest temperatures in 170 years. #Thailand's Department of Disease Control said last week > 30 people have died from heat stroke, compared to 37 for all of last year.
@salcedo
You do realize that "170 years" really means "since reliable records began being kept 170 years ago" right?
It doesn't imply that such temps were experienced in 1854.