Since the beginning of Spring in Central Asia, record heat has been observed, causing drought in some areas. For example, in May, about 40 ° C was recorded on the territory of Kazakhstan.
Central Asia is particularly prone to global heating: According to the international monetary fund, in the past three decades, the temperature has increased by 1.5 ° C, half of the world average. This area with 80 million people, mainly covered by steppe and desert, has been dehydrated.
On Saturday in the capital of Kyrgyzstan – Bishkek – a record temperature for 37.1 ° C in May was recorded, AFP was notified in Kyrgyz meteorological service. In April, many Uzbekistan cities defeated the average heat and temperature records in them exceeding the standard up to 5 degrees. Meanwhile, the capital of this country (Tashkent) on Friday is also close to set a new record for May.
Absolute temperature records in April since the beginning of meteorological observations in 1891 was recorded in the capital of Turkmenistan – Ashgabat, AFP reported related to the country's meteorological services. In Kazakhstan, he had an unusually warm winter with an average temperature of 2.7 degrees higher than normal, people warned about drought in eleven areas of the country. In Tajikistan, the government also declared unusually hot temperatures.
A wave of heat in Central Asia has continued since March. This abnormal heat negatively affects crops, access to water and the health of residents, experts claim.