Climate change increased the likelihood of the 2016 heat extremes in Asia

Yukiki Imada. Hideo Shiogama, Chiharu Takahashi et al

Explaining Extreme Events from a Climate Perspective

The 2016 extreme warmth across Asia would not have been possible without climate change. The 2015/16 El Niño also contributed to regional warm extremes over Southeast Asia and the Maritime Continent.