The people in Central -Asia are currently moaning under an unusually early heat wave: temperature records have already been broken in different countries.
Central -Asia, just like Europe, is in particular influenced by the consequences of climate change. Over the past 30 years, the average temperatures in the region have risen by 1.5 degrees, according to the International Monetary Fund (IMF), twice as much as in the world. In March the temperatures were up to ten degrees above the pre -industrial average in March.
37.1 Grad in Bischkek
In the capital Bischkek of Kyrgyzstan, a heat record for May on Saturday was recorded with 37.1 degrees Celsius, as the Kyrgyz weather service announced on Monday. In Uzbekistan record values were measured in many cities in April. In the capital Taschkent, a new heat record for May was missed on Friday.
Dürdre endangered agriculture
Also in the capital of Turkmenistan, the thermometer climbed to 40 degrees in April. According to De Weerservice, the highest temperature of April has been registered since the start of weather data in 1891. In Kazakhstan, where the winter had already been unusually hot, according to the authorities, eleven regions now suffer from a drought. In the agricultural region, farmers are particularly affected by the lack of water.
Source: Krone
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