Asia experienced its coldest winter on record in 2023. This year, most Asian countries are facing the coldest days in their histories. Tongulah in Siberia, Russia 🇷🇺, had recorded -62.7 °C, a new record low in the history of the world. On January 22, Mohe, China 🇨🇳 in the country's northernmost province (Heilongjiang), recorded a chilly -53 °C (-63.4 °F), the lowest temperature ever measured in China. The coldest day of the season gripped South 🇰🇷 on January 23. The lowest apparent temperature for Seoul was minus 25.5 degrees, while that of Cheorwon was minus 39.3 degrees, the Korea Meteorological Administration (KMA) said. This is the coldest winter in 36 years. This year, more than 162 Afghans 🇦🇫 died in bitterly cold weather. Additionally, nearly 80,000 livestock were killed. The lowest temperature was 34 °C (January 10th), and snowfall or ice accretion was 30 cm, according to Reuters and the Minister of Disaster Management. The coldest winter in 15 years On January 25 and 26, the cold hit Japan 🇯🇵, causing several local records to fall—for example, Hokkaido recorded -24.9 °C, Otawara (16.4 °C), and Kousa (-9 °C). Kalam (KP), Pakistan 🇵🇰 records -16.5 °C on the 17th and 26th of January 2023, and is also the coolest place in the world, with a -8.7 °C mean monthly minimum temperature (Pakistan Meteorological Department, 2023). Delhi, India 🇮🇳, recorded the season's lowest temperature of 1.4 degrees Celsius on January 16 (NDTV). Finally, Southeast Asia was visited, but no records were set there. On the other hand, the Yuanmou Province of China 🇨🇳 temperature during January was +31 °C, and in Myanmar 🇲🇲, it was +30 °C, according to climatologist M. Herrara. For the first time in history, Saudi Arabia 🇸🇦 is experiencing heavy rainfall and snow covering the UAE mountains. We are going through peculiar weather conditions and trying to make it worst in the future. Act now on climate change or we will perish. Abidur Rahman Abid Chungam National University, South Korea Email: [email protected], +8201032289512 #Asia #lowesttemperature #climatechange #LossAndDamage #climateaction #climatejustice #russia #siberia #china #southkor https://www.instagram.com/p/CoPePp9LAva/?igshid=NGJjMDIxMWI=
