Thailand will experience unusually high temperatures in 2024, according to a marine scientist.
Thon noted that the heat in Southeast Asia and other parts of the world could reach new highs. He also expects sea temperature to
Thailand will experience unusually high temperatures in 2024, according to a marine scientist.
This year, El Nino may push temperatures in Thailand to record highs, according to a respected marine ecologist Thon Thamrongnawasawat, who posted on Facebook on Friday.
"El Nino will end in June, but the temperatures in many countries could skyrocket in the first half of this year," said the scientist.
Posting a graphic to explain his point, Thon noted that the heat in Southeast Asia and other parts of the world could reach new highs. He also expects sea temperature to increase, triggering a risk of coral bleaching.
"International organisations have tripled surveillance levels for coral bleaching because existing data are insufficient to evaluate the situation in the age of global boiling," he added.
El Nino is triggered by a rise in surface temperatures of the eastern Pacific Ocean, leading to a phase of planetary warming. The natural phenomenon usually occurs every two to seven years and brings reduced rainfall in Southeast Asia and southern Australia. The impacts are as wide-ranging as they are serious, and affect agriculture, exports and tourism among other sectors.
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