Singapore reported its highest temperature in 40 years on Saturday, officials said, as a blistering heatwave burns through large parts of South and Southeast Asia.<\/p>\n
Saturdays temperature of 37 degrees Celsius was the highest this year, and matches the record for a daily peak recorded in April 1983, the National Environment Agency said on Facebook.<\/p>\n
The current warm and dry conditions are expected to continue tomorrow, the agency said on Saturday.<\/p>\n
Short-duration showers are expected next week which may help to moderate the warm temperatures, it added.<\/p>\n
May is normally one of the warmest months of the year, according to the NEA.<\/p>\n
Some schools in the city-state have relaxed rules on uniforms over the rising mercury in recent days, according to local broadcaster Channel News Asia.<\/p>\n
Vietnam reported a record temperature of 44.1 degrees Celsius last week, with its state electricity company warning that the national power system would come under strain this summer due to anticipated heatwaves.<\/p>\n
Scientists say global warming is exacerbating adverse weather, with a recent report from the UNs Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change warning that every increment of global warming will intensify multiple and concurrent hazards.<\/p>\n
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