ADB亚洲开发银行：极端高温：新兴科学及其对亚太地区的影响（英文版）

The rising number and severity of extreme heat events in Asia and the Pacific has taken policymakers by surprise. Record-shattering heatwaves across the region have seen deaths and economic disruption, with impacts proliferating in recent years. In 2020, three-fourths of workers in the region were exposed to excessive heat, causing 10.5 million occupational injuries and illnesses. In 2022, the eastern part of the People’s Republic of China (PRC) experienced scorching temperatures which were s