Deforestation warming Cambodia, activists say

But government disagrees, says global warming is something happening in other countries.

As the impacts of climate change become more apparent worldwide, members of the public are connecting more weather events to the phenomenon.

In March and April, for example, extreme heat baked mainland Southeast Asia. On April 20, Vietnam set an all-time observed record high temperature, 43 degrees Celsius (110 degrees Fahrenheit), and neighboring Cambodia suffered as well. This led to public criticism there that deforestation in the country has contributed to elevated temperatures.

The Cambodian government, however, has rejected these critiques.

In full: https://www.asiatimes.com/2019/06/article/deforestation-warming-cambodia-activists-say/

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