Asia is fried: Wave upswhich passed through Central Asia, on March 18-22 she brought Increase in temperatures by over 15 degrees C. It came to the point that at some point thermometers showed n.in. 30.8 degrees C. in Kyrgyzstan and 29.4 degrees C. Uzbekistanie. Records were also in Turkmenistan, Tajikistan and Kazakhstan. In this last country, the minimum temperature of one day was 18.3 degrees C., which was recognized with the warmest March night in the history of the country.
A great surprise: Countries located just east of the Ural Mountains are generally characterized by strong seasonal cycles and sometimes very high temperatures. However, the problem is that the heat comes from May to August, and in this case we are talking about March. – The heat wave hit in March, a month usually considered temporary, not extreme – notes Maja Vahlberg from the Red Cross Climate Center and the Red Crescent. “The studied region has a very strong seasonal cycle with very hot years and cold winter. The temperatures in March can therefore be very variable, but temperatures as high as observed this year, in many places have never been observed before” – add scientists from World Weather Attribution (WWA).
Where did such heat come from? According to scientists, the heat wave throughout Central Asia was strengthened by climate change, which made this event more or less likely more or less likely. What's more, “worsened the heat wave “by at least 4 degrees. “In today's climate, which globally warmed up by 1.3 degrees C., 5-day maximum and minimal temperatures observed in 2025 are not unusual, and their return is about once every 3 years. In a cooler cooler by 1.3 degrees Coars. Such temperatures would be extremely likely. Step C. cooler ” – we read in the WWA study.
Huge losses: – Higher temperatures in March affect agricultural collections and access to water in Central Asia, as well as human health – notes the lecturer in climate sciences. “Central Asia countries are largely dependent on water irrigation systems with water with water with glacierswhich increases their sensitivity, because changes in the snow melting schedule limit the availability of water at the peak of the growing season, “notes scientists. This means that climate change can Cost lives in thousands of people in this region.
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Sources: World Weather AttributionExtreme Temperature Armound the World [X], Ecowatch