A heat wave sweeping across Southeast Asia is making offices even warmer, as workers continue to adjust to energy-saving measures put in place by governments due to the war in Iran.
Many countries have imposed temperature controls at government workplaces since the war began, among other measures to conserve energy. As the prolonged shutdown of the Strait of Hormuz drains energy reserves, relief does not look to be coming anytime soon with parts of the region set to bake in abnormally hot conditions in the months ahead.
Among the hardest-hit countries is Thailand, where temperatures soared to above 40 Celsius in recent weeks and the Bangkok government has issued multiple ¡°dangerous¡± heat warnings. In March, the Thai government ordered public sector offices to set air conditioner temperatures to between?26 C and 27 C.
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